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白白

白白

Chinese

		white; empty; blank white; empty; blank; bright; clear; plain; pure; gratuitous	white; empty; blank white; empty; blank; bright; clear; plain; pure; gratuitous
simp. and trad. (白白)		白	白

Adjective

白白

white

Adverb

白白

in vain; for no purpose; for nothing

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): báibái

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄞˊ ㄅㄞˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): baak⁶ baak⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): pha̍k-pha̍k
Min Nan (POJ): pe̍h-pe̍h

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: báibái
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄞˊ ㄅㄞˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bairbair
  - IPA ^(key): /paɪ̯³⁵ paɪ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: baak⁶ baak⁶
  - Yale: baahk baahk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: baak⁹ baak⁹
  - IPA ^(key): /pɑːk̚² pɑːk̚²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: pha̍k-pha̍k
  - Hakka Romanization System: pag pag
  - Hagfa Pinyim: pag⁶ pag⁶
  - IPA: /pʰak̚⁵ pʰak̚⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pe̍h-pe̍h
  - Tâi-lô: pe̍h-pe̍h
  - Phofsit Daibuun: peqpeh
  - IPA (Xiamen): /pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ peʔ⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /pe(ʔ)²⁴⁻²² peʔ²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /pe(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ peʔ¹²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /pe(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ peʔ⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ peʔ⁴/