Chinese Character Dictionary

白头翁

bái tóu wēng

root of Chinese pulsatilla

白头鹎

bái tóu bēi

Chinese Bulbul (Pycnonotus sinensis)

白头鹰

bái tóu yīng

bald eagle

白饭

bái fàn

plain cooked rice

白香词谱

Bái xiāng cí pŭ

Anthology of ci poems tunes (179), edited by Xu Menglan 舒夢蘭|舒梦兰, with 100 accessible poems from Tang through to Qing times

白马寺

Bái mă sì

the Baima or White horse temple in Luoyang, one of the earliest Buddhist temples in China

白马王子

bái mă wáng zĭ

Prince Charming

白马雪山

Bái mă xuĕ shān

Baimaxue mountains, up to 430 m., in Dechen or Diqing Tibetan autonomous prefecture 迪慶藏族自治州|迪庆藏族自治州[Dí qìng Zàng zú zì zhì zhōu], Yunnan

白驹过隙

bái jū guò xì

a white steed flits past a crack (idiom); How time flies!

白骨

bái gŭ

bones of the dead

白骨顶

bái gŭ dĭng

coot

白体

bái tĭ

lean type

白发

bái fà

white or gray hair

白发人送黑发人

bái fà rén sòng hēi fà rén

to see one's child die before oneself

白鬼

bái guĭ

"white ghost", derogatory term for caucasians (Cantonese)

白鬼笔

bái guĭ bĭ

(botany) common stinkhorn (Phallus impudicus)

白鱼

bái yú

whitefish

白鲸

bái jīng

white whale

白鳍豚

bái qí tún

see 白鱀豚|白暨豚[bái jì tún]

白暨豚

bái jì tún

Chinese river dolphin (Lipotes vexillifer)

白鹄

bái hú

(white) swan

白鹤

bái hè

red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis)

白鹤拳

bái hè quán

Baihequan (Fujian White Crane) martial art form

白鹤梁

Bái hè liáng

White Crane Ridge at Fuling, Sichuan on the Changjiang River, that used to show above the water at dry periods, with famous carvings

白鹭

bái lù

little egret (Egretta garzetta)

白碱滩

Bái jiăn tān

Baijiantan district (Uighur: Jerenbulaq Rayoni) of Qaramay City 克拉瑪依市|克拉玛依市[Kè lā mă yī shì], Xinjiang

白碱滩区

Bái jiăn tān qū

Baijiantan district (Uighur: Jerenbulaq Rayoni) of Qaramay City 克拉瑪依市|克拉玛依市[Kè lā mă yī shì], Xinjiang

白面

bái miàn

wheat flour

白面儿

bái miàn r

heroin

白麻子

bái má zĭ

cannabis seed

白鼻子

bái bí zi

cunning or sly person

百

Băi

surname Bai

百不咋

băi bù za

of no consequence (idiom)

百不杂

băi bù za

variant of 百不咋[băi bù za]

百事俱废

băi shì jù fèi

to go to pot (idiom)

百事可乐

Băi shì kĕ lè

Pepsi

百事轻怡

Băi shì qīng yí

Diet Pepsi

百事通

băi shì tōng

knowledgeable person

百位

băi wèi

the hundreds place (or column) in the decimal system

百依百顺

băi yī băi shùn

docile and obedient

百倍

băi bèi

a hundredfold

百儿八十

băi ér bā shí

about a hundred

百分

băi fēn

percent

百分之

băi fēn zhī

percent

百分之一百

băi fēn zhī yī băi

one hundred percent

百分之百

băi fēn zhī băi

a hundred percent

百分制

băi fēn zhì

hundred mark system

百分数

băi fēn shù

percentage

百分比

băi fēn bĭ

percentage

百分率

băi fēn lu:4

percentage

百分百

băi fēn băi

one hundred percent

百分号

băi fēn hào

percent sign % (punct.)

百分点

băi fēn diăn

percentage point

百利甜

Băi lì tián

Baileys Irish Cream (brand of alcoholic drink)

百利甜酒

Băi lì Tián jiŭ

Baileys Irish Cream (brand of alcoholic drink)

百胜

băi shèng

BaiSheng, common name for Chinese company

百胜餐饮

băi shèng cān yĭn

Tricon Global Restaurants (incl. Pizza Hut and KFC)

百胜餐饮集团

băi shèng cān yĭn jí tuán

Tricon Global Restaurants (incl. Pizza Hut and KFC)

百十

băi shí

a hundred or so

百卉千葩

băi huì qiān pā

myriad plants and flowers (idiom); rich and colorful