Chinese Character Dictionary

白虎

Bái hŭ

White Tiger (the seven mansions of the west sky)

白蛇传

Bái Shé Zhuàn

Tale of the White Snake

白蛉热

bái líng rè

sandfly fever

白蛋白

bái dàn bái

albumin

白蚁

bái yĭ

termite

白蜡

bái là

white wax from Chinese white wax bug (Ericerus pela)

白蜡树

bái là shù

Chinese ash (Fraxinus chinensis), whose bark, flowers and leaves are used in TCM

白蜡虫

bái là chóng

Chinese white wax bug (Ericerus pela)

白血球

bái xuè qiú

white blood cell

白血病

bái xuè bìng

leukemia

白行简

Bái Xíng jiăn

Bai Xingjian (c. 776-826), younger brother of Bai Juyi 白居易[Bái Jū yì], Tang novelist and poet, author of novel Tale of Courtesan Li Wa 李娃傳|李娃传[Lĭ Wá Zhuàn]

白衣战士

bái yī zhàn shì

warrior in white

白衣苍狗

bái yī cāng gŏu

lit. (cloud shapes) changing from a white shirt to a gray dog (idiom)

白话

bái huà

spoken language

白话文

bái huà wén

writings in the vernacular

白话诗

bái huà shī

free verse in the vernacular

白豆蔻

bái dòu kòu

cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum)

白费

bái fèi

waste

白费唇舌

bái fèi chún shé

to whistle down the wind

白起

Bái Qĭ

Bai Qi (-28 BC), famous general of Qin 秦國|秦国, the victor at 長平|长平 in 260 BC

白跑一趟

bái păo yī tàng

to go on an errand for nothing

白车

bái chē

ambulance (slang) (Cantonese)

白军

bái jūn

White movement

白道

bái dào

lunar orbit

白酒

bái jiŭ

spirit usually distilled from sorghum or maize

白醋

bái cù

white vinegar

白金

bái jīn

platinum

白金汉宫

Bái jīn hàn Gōng

Buckingham Palace

白金汉郡

Bái jīn hàn jùn

Buckinghamshire (English county)

白银

Bái yín

Baiyin prefecture level city in Gansu

白银区

Bái yín qū

Baiyin district of Baiyin city 白銀市|白银市[Bái yín shì], Gansu

白银市

Bái yín shì

Baiyin prefecture level city in Gansu

白银书

bái yín shū

ornately printed book meant as a collectors item rather than for reading (synonymous with corruption)

白铜

bái tóng

copper-nickel alloy

白钢

bái gāng

steel

白钨矿

bái wū kuàng

scheelite

白铁

bái tiĕ

galvanized iron

白镴

bái là

pewter

白开水

bái kāi shuĭ

plain boiled water

白附

bái fù

white aconite

白附片

bái fù piàn

sliced white aconite (used in TCM)

白陶

bái táo

white pottery (of Shang Dynastry 16-11th century BC)

白雪

bái xuĕ

snow

白雪公主

Bái xuĕ Gōng zhŭ

Snow White

白雪皑皑

bái xuĕ ái ái

brilliant white snow cover (esp. of distant peaks)

白云

Bái yún

Baiyun district of Guiyang city 貴陽市|贵阳市[Guì yáng shì], Guizhou

白云区

Bái yún qū

Baiyun district of Guiyang city 貴陽市|贵阳市[Guì yáng shì], Guizhou

白云岩

bái yún yán

dolomite (geology)

白云机场

Bái yún jī chăng

Baiyun airport (Guangzhou)

白云母

bái yún mŭ

muscovite

白云石

bái yún shí

dolomite

白云矿区

Bái yún kuàng qū

Baiyukuang district of Baotou city 包頭市|包头市[Bāo tóu shì], Inner Mongolia

白霜

bái shuāng

hoar frost

白露

Bái lù

Bailu or White Dew, 1th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 8th-22nd September

白面书生

bái miàn shū shēng

lit. pale-faced scholar (idiom); young and inexperienced person without practical experience

白领

bái lĭng

white collar

白头

bái tóu

hoary head

白头偕老

bái tóu xié lăo

(to live together until the) white hairs of old age (idiom); to live to a ripe old age in conjugal bliss

白头到老

bái tóu dào lăo

(to live together until the) white hairs of old age (idiom); to live to a ripe old age in conjugal bliss

白头山

Bái tóu shān

Baekdu or Changbai mountains 長白山|长白山, volcanic mountain range between Jilin province and North Korea, prominent in Manchu and Korean mythology