Usage of the character 白

to be revealed
to come out (of the truth)
chalk (for whitening walls)
(old) wine cup
(neologism c. 2021) healthcare worker or volunteer in full-body PPE (esp. during the COVID-19 pandemic) (from the 2014 Disney version of the Marvel Comics character Baymax, whose Chinese name is 大白)

báigāng

白钢

[白鋼]

steel

cǎnbái

惨白

[慘白]

deathly pale

pángbái

旁白

[旁白]

aside (theater)
voice-over
background narration

báizhōu

白粥

[白粥]

plain rice congee

báizhuó

白灼

[白灼]

to blanch (thin slices of vegetables, fish etc)

Bái Qǐ

白起

[白起]

Bai Qi (-258 BC), famous general of Qin 秦國／秦国, the victor at 長平／长平 in 260 BC
same as 公孫起／公孙起

Báigōng

白宫

[白宮]

White House

bǔbái

补白

[補白]

to fill a gap (e.g. a gap in knowledge or blank space in a print layout)
to make some additional remarks
filler (in a newspaper or magazine)

diànbái

靛白

[靛白]

indigo white

xuěbái

雪白

[雪白]

snow white

báijīng

白鲸

[白鯨]

beluga whale

báizǐ

白子

[白子]

white Go chess piece
bee pupa
albino

dúbái

独白

[獨白]

stage monologue
soliloquy

báifěi

白匪

[白匪]

white bandit (i.e. Nationalist soldier)

Bái Hǎi

白海

[白海]

White Sea

báiyè

白夜

[白夜]

white night

Báijiǎn

白简

[白簡]

Wrigley's Spearmint (brand)

báiyǐ

白蚁

[白蟻]

termite
white ant

báihú

白鹄

[白鵠]

(white) swan

báilù

白鹭

[白鷺]

(bird species of China) little egret (Egretta garzetta)

Báitīng

白厅

[白廳]

Whitehall

báizì

白字

[白字]

wrongly written or mispronounced character

kòngbái

空白

[空白]

blank space

báicù

白醋

[白醋]

white vinegar
plain vinegar

báiyín

白银

[白銀]

silver

báichē

白车

[白車]

ambulance (slang) (Cantonese)

Báishān

白山

[白山]

Baishan prefecture-level city in Jilin province 吉林省 in northeast China

báijuàn

白卷

[白卷]

blank exam paper

báimáo

白毛

[白毛]

white hair (of animals)
see also 白髮／白发 (báifà)

báifà

白发

[白髮]

white or gray hair
CL:根 (gēn)

Báixià

白下

[白下]

Baixia district of Nanjing City 南京市 in Jiangsu 江蘇／江苏

báiguàn

白鹳

[白鸛]

(bird species of China) white stork (Ciconia ciconia)

báizhǒng

白种

[白種]

the white race

báitǐ

白体

[白體]

lean type

yábái

牙白

[牙白]

creamy white; ivory color

Báiyáng

白羊

[白羊]

Aries (star sign)

báidòng

白洞

[白洞]

white hole (cosmology)

báiguǐ

白鬼

[白鬼]

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

nièbái

涅白

[涅白]

opaque white

zhíbái

直白

[直白]

to speak frankly
frank; open; blunt

báidú

白读

[白讀]

colloquial (rather than literary) pronunciation of a Chinese character

báidào

白道

[白道]

lunar orbit
legitimate
righteous
see also 黑道 (hēidào)

báifó

白佛

[白佛]

to ask Buddha

bānbái

颁白

[頒白]

variant of 斑白 (bānbái)

báihú

白狐

[白狐]

arctic fox

bái'è

白垩

[白堊]

chalk

fābái

发白

[發白]

to turn pale
to lose color
to go white

báixuě

白雪

[白雪]

snow

Báihǔ

白虎

[白虎]

White Tiger (the seven mansions of the west sky)
(slang) hairless female genitalia

báirì

白日

[白日]

daytime
sun
time

báifěn

白粉

[白粉]

face powder
chalk powder
heroin

báilà

白蜡

[白蠟]

white wax from Chinese white wax bug (Ericerus pela)

jiǎobái

皎白

[皎白]

bright white

Báizú

白族

[白族]

Bai (ethnic group)

qīngbái

青白

[青白]

pale
pallor

chúnbái

纯白

[純白]

pure white

báiqū

白区

[白區]

White area (area controlled by the KMT during the Second Revolutionary War 1927-1937)

báichī

白痴

[白痴]

idiocy
idiot

báitiān

白天

[白天]

daytime
during the day
day
CL:個／个 (gè)

báipái

白牌

[白牌]

(of a product) unbranded

dābái

搭白

[搭白]

to answer

báifàn

白饭

[白飯]

plain cooked rice
rice with nothing to go with it

báitiáo

白条

[白條]

IOU
informal document acknowledging a debt

báitáo

白陶

[白陶]

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

Báishā

白沙

[白沙]

Baisha (common place name)
Baisha Lizu autonomous county, Hainan
Baisha or Paisha township in Penghu county 澎湖縣／澎湖县 ( Pénghúxiàn) (Pescadores Islands), Taiwan

báixiàn

白线

[白線]

white line (road markings)

báitáng

白糖

[白糖]

(refined) white sugar

báiméi

白煤

[白煤]

anthracite
hard coal
white coal
waterpower

Báilǎng

白朗

[白朗]

Bainang county, Tibetan: Pa snam rdzong, in Shigatse prefecture, Tibet

báifán

白矾

[白礬]

alum

bānbái

斑白

[斑白]

grizzled
graying

Sòngbái

宋白

[宋白]

Song Bai (936-1012), Northern Song literary man

báihè

白鹤

[白鶴]

(bird species of China) Siberian crane (Grus leucogeranus)

báitóu

白头

[白頭]

hoary head
old age

bànbái

半白

[半白]

fifty (years of age)

báiliǎn

白蔹

[白蘞]

Ampelopsis japonica (creeper with root used in TCM)

báitiě

白铁

[白鐵]

galvanized iron

Chángbái

长白

[長白]

Changbai Korean autonomous county in Baishan 白山, Jilin

yùnbái

韵白

[韻白]

form of rhymed baihua 白話／白话 (báihuà) in Beijing opera

xiǎnbai

显白

[顯白]

variant of 顯擺／显摆 (xiǎnbai)

báihuà

白话

[白話]

spoken language
vernacular

báisè

白色

[白色]

white
fig. reactionary
anti-communist

báisū

白苏

[白蘇]

common perilla

pōubái

剖白

[剖白]

to explain oneself

fǎnbái

反白

[反白]

reverse type (white on black)
reversed-out (graphics)
highlighting (of selected text on a computer screen)

báimò

白沫

[白沫]

froth
foam (coming from the mouth)

yínbái

银白

[銀白]

silver white

duìbái

对白

[對白]

dialogue (in a movie or a play)

yǎnbái

眼白

[眼白]

white of the eye

báiròu

白肉

[白肉]

plain boiled pork
white meat (fish, poultry etc)

báizhòu

白昼

[白晝]

daytime

biǎobái

表白

[表白]

to explain oneself
to express
to reveal one's thoughts or feelings
declaration
confession

báilián

白莲

[白蓮]

white lotus (flower)
White Lotus society
same as 白蓮教／白莲教

báilì

白痢

[白痢]

dysentery characterized by white mucous stool
white diarrhea

báiwén

白文

[白文]

the text of an annotated book
an unannotated edition of a book
intagliated characters (on a seal)

Báijīng

白鲸

[白鯨]

Moby Dick, novel by Herman Melville 赫曼·麥爾維爾／赫曼·麦尔维尔 ( Hèmàn·Màièrwèièr)

xiǎobái

小白

[小白]

(slang) novice; greenhorn
(old) (slang) fool; idiot
abbr. for 小白臉／小白脸 (xiǎobáiliǎn), pretty boy

bānbái

班白

[班白]

variant of 斑白 (bānbái)

Bái'é

白俄

[白俄]

Belarus
abbr. for 白俄羅斯／白俄罗斯 ( Bái'éluósī)

báifèi

白费

[白費]

to waste (one's energy etc)

báihuó

白活

[白活]

to waste one's life; to fail to make the most of one's life

báijìng

白净

[白淨]

(of skin) fair and clear

jiāobái

茭白

[茭白]

Manchurian wild rice 菰 (gū), aka water bamboo, or its edible stem, which resembles a bamboo shoot

báixióng

白熊

[白熊]

polar bear
white bear

kǒubái

口白

[口白]

narrator
spoken parts in an opera

báizhú

白术

[白朮]

the rhizome of large-headed atractylodes (Atractylodes macrocephaia)

xǐbái

洗白

[洗白]

to make sth clean and white
(fig.) to whitewash
to launder money

báipiáo

白嫖

[白嫖]

to visit a prostitute without paying
(slang) to consume a service without paying

Tàibái

太白

[太白]

Taibai County in Baoji 寶雞／宝鸡 ( Bǎojī), Shaanxi
Venus

qiǎnbái

浅白

[淺白]

simple
easy to understand

báidài

白带

[白帶]

leukorrhea

báituō

白脱

[白脫]

butter (loanword)

Báihé

白河

[白河]

Baihe County in Ankang 安康 ( Ankāng), Shaanxi
Paiho town in Tainan County 台南縣／台南县 ( Táinánxiàn), Taiwan

liúbái

留白

[留白]

to leave a message
to leave some empty space in a work of art
to leave idle moments (in one's life, a theater play etc)

báitāng

白汤

[白湯]

clear soup
white broth, also called 奶湯／奶汤 (nǎitāng)
decoction of chrysanthemum, liquorice and certain other herbs

báirèn

白刃

[白刃]

naked sword

báituō

白托

[白托]

day care for the elderly (abbr. of 白天托管 (báitiāntuōguǎn))
to be blinded by greed
swindler (homonym of 拜託／拜托 (bàituō))

báizuǒ

白左

[白左]

naive, self-righteous Western liberals (neologism c. 2015)

báipī

白砒

[白砒]

white arsenic
arsenic trioxide

báibù

白布

[白布]

plain white cloth
calico

báimǐ

白米

[白米]

(polished) rice

báilàn

白烂

[白爛]

(slang) stupid; ridiculous

báimiàn

白面

[白麵]

wheat flour
flour
heroin

báiyún

白云

[白雲]

white cloud

báiyǎn

白眼

[白眼]

to give sb a dirty look; to cast a supercilious glance
a disdainful look

Diànbái

电白

[電白]

Dianbai county in Maoming 茂名, Guangdong

báizhǐ

白芷

[白芷]

Dahurian angelica (Angelica dahurica)
root of Dahurian angelica (used in TCM)

báigǔ

白骨

[白骨]

bones of the dead

báidā

白搭

[白搭]

no use
no good

báizhù

白住

[白住]

to live (somewhere) for free

Bái Pǔ

白朴

[白樸]

Bai Pu (1226-1306), Yuan dynasty dramatist in the 雜劇／杂剧 tradition of musical comedy, one of the Four Great Yuan dramatists 元曲四大家

báibái

白白

[白白]

in vain
to no purpose
for nothing
white

shàbái

煞白

[煞白]

deathly white

báishì

白事

[白事]

funeral
to explain (literary)

měibái

美白

[美白]

to whiten (the skin or teeth)

báiyù

白玉

[白玉]

white jade
tofu (by analogy)

shuāngbái

霜白

[霜白]

frosty

báilǐng

白领

[白領]

white-collar
white-collar worker

huābái

花白

[花白]

grizzled (hair)

báichī

白吃

[白吃]

to eat without paying
to eat for free

báizhuó

白浊

[白濁]

gonorrhea (TCM term)
more commonly known as 淋病 (lìnbìng)

báishǔ

白薯

[白薯]

sweet potato

piǎobái

漂白

[漂白]

to bleach
to whiten

báihóu

白喉

[白喉]

diphtheria

Báiyù

白玉

[白玉]

Baiyü county (Tibetan: dpal yul rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州 ( Gānzī Zàngzúzìzhìzhōu), Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)

hàobái

皓白

[皓白]

snow-white
spotless

píngbái

平白

[平白]

for no reason
gratuitously

guānbái

关白

[關白]

to inform
to notify

jīngbái

精白

[精白]

pure white
spotlessly white

Báilù

白露

[白露]

Bailu or White Dew, 15th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣／二十四节气 8th-22nd September

báijiǎn

白拣

[白揀]

a cheap choice
to choose sth that costs nothing

báishuāng

白霜

[白霜]

hoar frost

Báishuǐ

白水

[白水]

Baishui county in Weinan 渭南 ( Wèinán), Shaanxi

Báiyín

白银

[白銀]

Baiyin prefecture-level city in Gansu

báicài

白菜

[白菜]

Chinese cabbage
pak choi
CL:棵 (kē), 個／个 (gè)

báilín

白磷

[白磷]

white phosphorus

báijiǔ

白酒

[白酒]

baijiu, a spirit usually distilled from sorghum
(Tw) white wine (abbr. for 白葡萄酒 (báipútaojiǔ))

báiliǎn

白脸

[白臉]

white face
face painting in Beijing opera etc

báixī

白皙

[白皙]

(of complexion or skin) fair and clear

Bóbái

博白

[博白]

Bobai county in Yulin 玉林 ( Yùlín), Guangxi

qiǎngbái

抢白

[搶白]

to rebuke; to reprimand

báitóng

白铜

[白銅]

copper-nickel alloy

dābái

答白

[答白]

to answer

báicí

白瓷

[白瓷]

blanc de chine (porcelain)

báiráo

白饶

[白饒]

to give sth extra free of charge
(coll.) in vain; to no avail

báibēi

白碑

[白碑]

stone tablet without inscription
blank stele

zhuóbái

斫白

[斫白]

to strip bark

gàobái

告白

[告白]

to announce publicly
to explain oneself
to reveal one's feelings
to confess
to declare one's love

fànbái

泛白

[泛白]

to be suffused with white; faded; bleached
to blanch

báishuǐ

白水

[白水]

plain water

biànbái

辩白

[辯白]

to offer an explanation
to plead innocence
to try to defend oneself

Báijūn

白军

[白軍]

White Guard or White Movement, anti-communist troops fighting against the Bolsheviks during the Russian Civil War (1917-1922)

hēibái

黑白

[黑白]

black and white
right and wrong
monochrome

Lǐ Bái

李白

[李白]

Li Bai (701-762), famous Tang Dynasty poet

jiébái

洁白

[潔白]

spotlessly white
pure white

báibǎn

白板

[白板]

whiteboard
tabula rasa
blank slate

báiguǒ

白果

[白果]

ginkgo

cāngbái

苍白

[蒼白]

pale
wan

báifù

白附

[白附]

white aconite

báipiào

白票

[白票]

blank vote
abstention

báiyì

白翳

[白翳]

opacity of the cornea (in TCM)
cataract

lòubái

露白

[露白]

to reveal one's valuables inadvertently
to betray one's silver (money) when traveling

báirè

白热

[白熱]

white heat
incandescence

huībái

灰白

[灰白]

ash-colored

cáobáiyú

曹白鱼

[曹白魚]

Chinese herring (Ilisha elongata)
white herring
slender shad

báibàozhǐ

白报纸

[白報紙]

newsprint

báiqūcài

白屈菜

[白屈菜]

greater celandine

báijǐngyā

白颈鸦

[白頸鴉]

(bird species of China) collared crow (Corvus torquatus)

liánhuābái

莲花白

[蓮花白]

(dialect) cabbage

fānbáiyǎn

翻白眼

[翻白眼]

to roll one's eyes

báihuāshé

白花蛇

[白花蛇]

long-nosed pit viper (agkistrodon acutus)

chībáishí

吃白食

[吃白食]

to eat without paying
to freeload

báishǒutào

白手套

[白手套]

white glove
(fig.) (slang) intermediary in negotiations; proxy who acts on behalf of an official in corrupt dealings (to keep the official's involvement secret)

báiméiquán

白眉拳

[白眉拳]

Pak Mei or Bak Mei - "White Eyebrow" (Chinese Martial Art)

báiliúshí

白榴石

[白榴石]

leucite

báifùlù

白腹鹭

[白腹鷺]

(bird species of China) white-bellied heron (Ardea insignis)

báibānr

白班儿

[白班兒]

day shift

báixuèqiú

白血球

[白血球]

white blood cell
leukocyte

báikāishuǐ

白开水

[白開水]

plain boiled water

báihèquán

白鹤拳

[白鶴拳]

Baihequan (Fujian White Crane) martial art form

báiliǎnshī

白脸䴓

[白臉鳾]

(bird species of China) Przevalski's nuthatch (Sitta przewalskii)

mǐbáisè

米白色

[米白色]

off-white; creamy white

yínbáiyáng

银白杨

[銀白楊]

silver birch
white poplar

chībáifàn

吃白饭

[吃白飯]

to eat plain rice
(fig.) to eat and not pay for it
to sponge off others
to freeload

Bái Chóngxǐ

白崇禧

[白崇禧]

Bai Chongxi (1893-1966), a leader of Guangxi warlord faction, top Nationalist general, played important role in Chiang Kaishek's campaigns 1926-1949

tàibáifěn

太白粉

[太白粉]

cornstarch
potato starch

báiwěishī

白尾䴓

[白尾鳾]

(bird species of China) white-tailed nuthatch (Sitta himalayensis)

báigānr

白干儿

[白乾兒]

alcoholic spirit
strong white rice wine

báirènzhàn

白刃战

[白刃戰]

hand-to-hand fighting

piǎobáijì

漂白剂

[漂白劑]

bleach

shuōbáile

说白了

[說白了]

to speak frankly

qiúdànbái

球蛋白

[球蛋白]

globulin

Báishāxiàn

白沙县

[白沙縣]

Baisha Lizu autonomous county, Hainan

báilánguā

白兰瓜

[白蘭瓜]

honeydew melon

yúdùbái

鱼肚白

[魚肚白]

fish-belly white (used to describe the dingy light of the dawn sky)

Báiliánjiào

白莲教

[白蓮教]

White Lotus society

kòngbáidiǎn

空白点

[空白點]

gap
empty space

báifùpiàn

白附片

[白附片]

sliced white aconite (used in TCM)

Bóbáixiàn

博白县

[博白縣]

Bobai county in Yulin 玉林 ( Yùlín), Guangxi

báimù'ěr

白木耳

[白木耳]

white fungus (Tremella fuciformis)
snow fungus

báixuèbìng

白血病

[白血病]

leukemia

dànbáishí

蛋白石

[蛋白石]

opal

Báilíngmiàn

白翎面

[白翎面]

Baengnyeong township (South Korea)
see also 白翎島／白翎岛 ( Báilíng Dǎo)

báidànbái

白蛋白

[白蛋白]

albumin

yuánbáicài

圆白菜

[圓白菜]

round white cabbage (i.e. Western cabbage)

Báihézhèn

白河镇

[白河鎮]

Paiho town in Tainan county 台南縣／台南县 ( Táinánxiàn), Taiwan

zēngbáijì

增白剂

[增白劑]

whitener
whitening agent

báishízhèng

白蚀症

[白蝕症]

vitiligo

báitóuwēng

白头翁

[白頭翁]

root of Chinese pulsatilla
Chinese bulbul

báifěnbìng

白粉病

[白粉病]

powdery mildew

báidòukòu

白豆蔻

[白豆蔻]

cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum)

báishuǐjīng

白水晶

[白水晶]

rock crystal (mineral)

báiguǐbǐ

白鬼笔

[白鬼筆]

(botany) common stinkhorn (Phallus impudicus)

jiǎodànbái

角蛋白

[角蛋白]

keratin (protein forming nails and feathers etc)

Báimáonü

白毛女

[白毛女]

The White Haired Girl (1950), one of the first PRC films

báiyínshū

白银书

[白銀書]

valuable book decorated with silver, gold and jewels etc, commonly regarded as a disguised form of bribe

báitóuhè

白头鹤

[白頭鶴]

(bird species of China) hooded crane (Grus monacha)

báibízi

白鼻子

[白鼻子]

cunning or sly person

báihújiāo

白胡椒

[白胡椒]

white peppercorn

báifùměi

白富美

[白富美]

"Ms Perfect" (i.e. fair-skinned, rich and beautiful) (Internet slang)

báimǎgǔ

白马股

[白馬股]

gilt-edged securities

báibíxīn

白鼻心

[白鼻心]

palm civet (Paguma larvata)

Màikèbái

麦克白

[麥克白]

Macbeth (name)
Macbeth, 1606 tragedy by William Shakespeare 莎士比亞／莎士比亚

dàbáilù

大白鹭

[大白鷺]

(bird species of China) great egret (Ardea alba)

báiméiwú

白眉鹀

[白眉鵐]

(bird species of China) Tristram's bunting (Emberiza tristrami)

Diànbáixiàn

电白县

[電白縣]

Dianbai county in Maoming 茂名, Guangdong

báilàchóng

白蜡虫

[白蠟蟲]

Chinese white wax bug (Ericerus pela)

báiyǎnláng

白眼狼

[白眼狼]

thankless wretch; an ingrate

báichìdēng

白炽灯

[白熾燈]

incandescent light

báimiánzhǐ

白棉纸

[白棉紙]

stencil tissue paper

báinèizhàng

白内障

[白內障]

cataract (ophthalmology)

báihuàshī

白话诗

[白話詩]

free verse in the vernacular

dìngchǎngbái

定场白

[定場白]

first soliloquy (introducing opera character)

xiǎobáitù

小白兔

[小白兔]

bunny rabbit

Chángbáizhèn

长白镇

[長白鎮]

Changbai township, capital of Changbai Korean autonomous county in Baishan 白山, Jilin

báixuán'ōu

白玄鸥

[白玄鷗]

(bird species of China) white tern (Gygis alba)

báiméiyā

白眉鸭

[白眉鴨]

(bird species of China) garganey (Anas querquedula)

báidiànfēng

白癜风

[白癜風]

vitiligo

Báihé Xiàn

白河县

[白河縣]

Baihe County in Ankang 安康 ( Ankāng), Shaanxi

piǎobáishuǐ

漂白水

[漂白水]

bleach

báirǔjiāo

白乳胶

[白乳膠]

white glue

Báiyínqū

白银区

[白銀區]

Baiyin district of Baiyin city 白銀市／白银市 ( Báiyínshì), Gansu

Báilìng Hǎi

白令海

[白令海]

Bering Sea

Chángbáishān

长白山

[長白山]

Changbai or Baekdu mountains 白頭山／白头山, volcanic mountain range between Jilin province and North Korea, prominent in Manchu and Korean mythology

Qú Qiūbái

瞿秋白

[瞿秋白]

Qu Qiubai (1899-1935), politician, Soviet expert of the Chinese communists at time of Soviet influence, publisher and Russian translator, captured and executed by Guomindang at the time of the Long March

báishuǐní

白水泥

[白水泥]

white cement

báiwùjiù

白兀鹫

[白兀鷲]

(bird species of China) Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus)

Báishānzōng

白山宗

[白山宗]

Sufi sect of Islam in central Asia

Bái Jūyì

白居易

[白居易]

Bai Juyi (772-846), Tang dynasty poet

xiǎobáishǔ

小白鼠

[小白鼠]

white mouse
lab mouse; lab rat
(fig.) human guinea pig

báimíngdān

白名单

[白名單]

whitelist

Báihǔguàn

白虎观

[白虎觀]

White Tiger Hall, a Han dynasty palace hall in which the famous Virtuous Discussions Held in White Tiger Hall 白虎通德論／白虎通德论 were held under the aegis of Han Emperor Zhang 漢章帝／汉章帝

xiǎobáiliǎn

小白脸

[小白臉]

attractive young man (usually derog.)
pretty boy
gigolo

xiǎobáicài

小白菜

[小白菜]

bok choy
Chinese cabbage
Brassica chinensis
CL:棵 (kē)

cāngbáisè

苍白色

[蒼白色]

pale
wan
sickly white

báilíngrè

白蛉热

[白蛉熱]

sandfly fever

dànbáiguāng

蛋白光

[蛋白光]

opalescence

báijǐngdōng

白颈鸫

[白頸鶇]

(bird species of China) white-collared blackbird (Turdus albocinctus)

báiwūkuàng

白钨矿

[白鎢礦]

scheelite

báimázǐ

白麻子

[白麻子]

cannabis seed

báizhǎnjī

白斩鸡

[白斬雞]

Cantonese poached chicken, known as "white cut chicken"

Báishé Zhuàn

白蛇传

[白蛇傳]

Tale of the White Snake
Madame White Snake

báipílù

白琵鹭

[白琵鷺]

(bird species of China) Eurasian spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia)

báixiàngrén

白相人

[白相人]

(dialect) rogue
hoodlum

Bái'ānjū

白安居

[白安居]

B&Q (DIY and home improvement retailer)

báiqítún

白鳍豚

[白鰭豚]

see 白鱀豚／白𬶨豚 (báijìtún)

dàbáicài

大白菜

[大白菜]

bok choy
Chinese cabbage
Brassica pekinensis
CL:棵 (kē)

báixìbāo

白细胞

[白細胞]

white blood cell
leukocyte

Bái Xíngjiǎn

白行简

[白行簡]

Bai Xingjian (c. 776-826), younger brother of Bai Juyi 白居易 ( Bái Jūyì), Tang novelist and poet, author of novel Tale of Courtesan Li Wa 李娃傳／李娃传 ( Lǐ Wá Zhuàn)

báibǎnbǐ

白板笔

[白板筆]

whiteboard marker
dry-erase marker

báihuàbìng

白化病

[白化病]

albinism

báishātáng

白砂糖

[白砂糖]

white granulated sugar

huībáisè

灰白色

[灰白色]

ash gray

Báitǎsì

白塔寺

[白塔寺]

Baita temple in Lanzhou 蘭州／兰州 ( Lánzhōu)

Bái Bīngbīng

白冰冰

[白冰冰]

Pai Ping-ping (well-known Taiwan performing artist)

báibānzhèng

白斑症

[白斑症]

vitiligo

Báitǎqū

白塔区

[白塔區]

Baita district of Liaoyang city 遼陽市／辽阳市 ( Liáoyángshì), Liaoning

Báishāxiāng

白沙乡

[白沙鄉]

Baisha or Paisha township in Penghu county 澎湖縣／澎湖县 ( Pénghúxiàn) (Pescadores Islands), Taiwan

báirèhuà

白热化

[白熱化]

to turn white-hot
to intensify
to reach a climax

Báiluósī

白罗斯

[白羅斯]

Belarus

bái'éhù

白额鹱

[白額鸌]

(bird species of China) streaked shearwater (Calonectris leucomelas)

hànbáiyù

汉白玉

[漢白玉]

white marble
a type of white marble used for building and sculpting

kāngbáidù

康白度

[康白度]

comprador (loanword)

báijǐngguàn

白颈鹳

[白頸鸛]

(bird species of China) woolly-necked stork (Ciconia episcopus)

Báiyínshì

白银市

[白銀市]

Baiyin prefecture-level city in Gansu

Báiyún Qū

白云区

[白雲區]

Baiyun District of Guiyang City 貴陽市／贵阳市 ( Guìyáng Shì), Guizhou
Baiyun District of Guangzhou City 廣州市／广州市 ( Guǎngzhōu Shì), Guangdong

báitóuyào

白头鹞

[白頭鷂]

(bird species of China) Eurasian marsh harrier (Circus aeruginosus)

báipísōng

白皮松

[白皮松]

lacebark pine

Báilíng Dǎo

白翎岛

[白翎島]

Baengnyeong Island of South Korea, near the Northern Limit Line

báichědàn

白扯蛋

[白扯蛋]

variant of 白扯淡 (báichědàn)

báicàijià

白菜价

[白菜價]

lit. cabbage price
low price

Báihètān

白鹤滩

[白鶴灘]

Baihetan, the name of a hydroelectric dam on the Jinsha River 金沙江 ( Jīnshājiāng) at a point where the river forms a border between Yunnan and Sichuan

Qí Báishí

齐白石

[齊白石]

Qi Baishi (1864-1957), famous Chinese painter

rǔbáisè

乳白色

[乳白色]

milky white

tángdànbái

糖蛋白

[糖蛋白]

glycoprotein

jiāobáisǔn

茭白笋

[茭白筍]

edible stem of Manchurian wild rice 菰 (gū), aka water bamboo

Bái'èshì

白垩世

[白堊世]

Cretaceous (geological period 140-65m years ago)

Báigǔjīng

白骨精

[白骨精]

White Bone Spirit (in the novel Journey to the West 西遊記／西游记 ( Xīyóu Jì))
(fig.) sly and cunning person

Báitóushān

白头山

[白頭山]

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

kāichǎngbái

开场白

[開場白]

prologue of play
opening remarks
preamble (of speeches, articles etc)

shǎbáitián

傻白甜

[傻白甜]

(Internet slang) sweet, naive young woman

báimángmáng

白茫茫

[白茫茫]

(of mist, snow, floodwater etc) a vast expanse of whiteness

báiyǎnzhū

白眼珠

[白眼珠]

white of the eye

báiwěiyào

白尾鹞

[白尾鷂]

(bird species of China) hen harrier (Circus cyaneus)

báidǐngwú

白顶鹀

[白頂鵐]

(bird species of China) white-capped bunting (Emberiza stewarti)

zhōngbáilù

中白鹭

[中白鷺]

(bird species of China) intermediate egret (Egretta intermedia)

báiqiējī

白切鸡

[白切雞]

Cantonese poached chicken, known as "white cut chicken"

Kè'ěrbái

克尔白

[克爾白]

Ka'aba, sacred building in Mecca

báiméidōng

白眉鸫

[白眉鶇]

(bird species of China) eyebrowed thrush (Turdus obscurus)

Tàibáixīng

太白星

[太白星]

Venus (planet)

báiyúnyán

白云岩

[白雲岩]

dolomite (geology)

chóngbáilà

虫白蜡

[蟲白蠟]

white wax from Chinese white wax bug (Ericerus pela)

Báishānpài

白山派

[白山派]

Sufi sect of Islam in central Asia

yángbáicài

洋白菜

[洋白菜]

cabbage (round cabbage most commonly found in Western countries)

báigǔdǐng

白骨顶

[白骨頂]

coot

dànbáizhì

蛋白质

[蛋白質]

protein

Báishuǐ Xiàn

白水县

[白水縣]

Baishui County in Weinan 渭南 ( Wèinán), Shaanxi

Gēbáiní

哥白尼

[哥白尼]

Mikolaj Kopernik or Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543), Polish astronomer, mathematician and polymath

Bái Xiānyǒng

白先勇

[白先勇]

Bai Xianyong (1937-), Chinese-Taiwanese-US novelist of Hui descent

báijiāngcán

白僵蚕

[白殭蠶]

the larva of silkworm with batrytis

dàbáitiān

大白天

[大白天]

broad daylight

Báiyáng Diàn

白洋淀

[白洋淀]

Baiyang Lake in Hebei

Báiyángcháo

白羊朝

[白羊朝]

Ak Koyunlu or Aq Qoyunlu Turkoman confederation of eastern Iran (c. 1378-c. 1500)

báitóuyīng

白头鹰

[白頭鷹]

bald eagle

zìbáishū

自白书

[自白書]

confession

Báishāwǎ

白沙瓦

[白沙瓦]

Peshawar, city in north Pakistan

nòngmíngbai

弄明白

[弄明白]

to figure out how to do something

báihuāhuā

白花花

[白花花]

shining white

Bái Sùzhēn

白素贞

[白素貞]

(name of a person) Bai Suzhen, from Madame White Snake

dàbáishā

大白鲨

[大白鯊]

great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias)

báifùdōng

白腹鸫

[白腹鶇]

(bird species of China) pale thrush (Turdus pallidus)

Báimǎ Sì

白马寺

[白馬寺]

the Baima or White Horse Temple in Luoyang, one of the earliest Buddhist temples in China

Báichéngshì

白城市

[白城市]

Baicheng prefecture-level city in Jilin province 吉林省 in northeast China

bái'ǎixīng

白矮星

[白矮星]

white dwarf

báilàshù

白蜡树

[白蠟樹]

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

báiyúnshí

白云石

[白雲石]

dolomite

báitóuwú

白头鹀

[白頭鵐]

(bird species of China) pine bunting (Emberiza leucocephalos)

lìkěbái

立可白

[立可白]

correction fluid (loanword from "Liquid Paper") (Tw)

zhīdànbái

脂蛋白

[脂蛋白]

lipoprotein

Báixiàqū

白下区

[白下區]

Baixia district of Nanjing City 南京市 in Jiangsu 江蘇／江苏

Báidìchéng

白帝城

[白帝城]

Baidi town in Chongqing 重慶／重庆, north of the Changjiang, an important tourist attraction

Bái Xiǎoyàn

白晓燕

[白曉燕]

Pai Hsiao-yen (daughter of Pai Ping-ping)

báiliǎnlù

白脸鹭

[白臉鷺]

(bird species of China) white-faced heron (Egretta novaehollandiae)

báiluóbo

白萝卜

[白蘿蔔]

white radish
daikon
Raphanus sativus longipinnatus

báifùyào

白腹鹞

[白腹鷂]

(bird species of China) eastern marsh harrier (Circus spilonotus)

báisètǐ

白色体

[白色體]

leucoplast

Báihèliáng

白鹤梁

[白鶴梁]

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

dǎbáitiáo

打白条

[打白條]

to write an IOU or promissory note

Báiyùxiàn

白玉县

[白玉縣]

Baiyü county (Tibetan: dpal yul rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州 ( Gānzī Zàngzúzìzhìzhōu), Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)

báilándì

白兰地

[白蘭地]

brandy (loanword)

báijiábēi

白颊鹎

[白頰鵯]

(bird species of China) Himalayan bulbul (Pycnonotus leucogenys)

bái'éyàn

白额雁

[白額雁]

(bird species of China) greater white-fronted goose (Anser albifrons)

báitíhú

白鹈鹕

[白鵜鶘]

(bird species of China) great white pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus)

báijiāndiāo

白肩雕

[白肩鵰]

(bird species of China) eastern imperial eagle (Aquila heliaca)

báipíshū

白皮书

[白皮書]

white paper (e.g. containing proposals for new legislation)
white book

báitóubēi

白头鹎

[白頭鵯]

(bird species of China) light-vented bulbul (Pycnonotus sinensis)

Chángbáixiàn

长白县

[長白縣]

Changbai Korean autonomous county in Baishan 白山, Jilin

báibānbìng

白斑病

[白斑病]

vitiligo

báiyúnmǔ

白云母

[白雲母]

muscovite; white mica

báidàiyú

白带鱼

[白帶魚]

largehead hairtail
beltfish
Trichiurus lepturus

báimǎjī

白马鸡

[白馬雞]

(bird species of China) white eared pheasant (Crossoptilon crossoptilon)

dàbáihuà

大白话

[大白話]

colloquial speech

báichúnlù

白唇鹿

[白唇鹿]

Cervus albirostris (white-lipped deer)

báidǐngjí

白顶䳭

[白頂䳭]

(bird species of China) pied wheatear (Oenanthe pleschanka)

báisānxī

白三烯

[白三烯]

leukotriene (biochemistry)

hēibáiqiē

黑白切

[黑白切]

(Tw) heibaiqie, side dish of ingredients selected from a range on display, sliced up and served together on a plate (from Taiwanese 烏白切, Tai-lo pr. (oo-pe̍h-tshiat), where 烏白 means "as one pleases")

Tàibái Shān

太白山

[太白山]

Mt Taibai in Shaanxi

Bái Qiú'ēn

白求恩

[白求恩]

Norman Bethune (1890-1939), Canadian doctor, worked for communists in Spanish civil war and for Mao in Yan'an, where he died of blood poisoning

báizhěnhè

白枕鹤

[白枕鶴]

(bird species of China) white-naped crane (Grus vipio)

Tàibái Xiàn

太白县

[太白縣]

Taibai County in Baoji 寶雞／宝鸡 ( Bǎojī), Shaanxi

Bái'èjì

白垩纪

[白堊紀]

Cretaceous (geological period 140-65m years ago)

dànbáisù

蛋白素

[蛋白素]

albumin

báichědàn

白扯淡

[白扯淡]

(coll.) to talk rubbish

làodànbái

酪蛋白

[酪蛋白]

casein (milk protein)

Báilǎngxiàn

白朗县

[白朗縣]

Bainang county, Tibetan: Pa snam rdzong, in Shigatse prefecture, Tibet

báiyángshù

白杨树

[白楊樹]

white poplar (Populus bonatii)

Yú Tiānbái

俞天白

[俞天白]

Yu Tianbai (1937-), novelist

túbáijì

涂白剂

[塗白劑]

a white paint applied to tree trunks to protect the trees from insect damage etc

Báishānshì

白山市

[白山市]

Baishan prefecture-level city in Jilin province 吉林省 in northeast China

báihuàzhèng

白化症

[白化症]

albinism

Báiyángzuò

白羊座

[白羊座]

Aries (constellation and sign of the zodiac)

báimiànr

白面儿

[白麵兒]

heroin

báiwěiméng

白尾鹲

[白尾鸏]

(bird species of China) white-tailed tropicbird (Phaethon lepturus)

miánbáitáng

绵白糖

[綿白糖]

sugar powder

Qīngbáijiāng

青白江

[青白江]

Qingbaijiang district of Chengdu city 成都市 ( Chéngdūshì), Sichuan

chàngbáiliǎn

唱白脸

[唱白臉]

to play the role of the villain (idiom)

dànbáidòng

蛋白胨

[蛋白腖]

peptone (biochemistry)

báijílíng

白鹡鸰

[白鶺鴒]

(bird species of China) white wagtail (Motacilla alba)

báikǒutiě

白口铁

[白口鐵]

white iron

báihuàwén

白话文

[白話文]

writings in the vernacular

Báijiǎntān

白碱滩

[白鹼灘]

Baijiantan District of Karamay City 克拉瑪依市／克拉玛依市 ( Kèlāmǎyī Shì), Xinjiang

báirìmèng

白日梦

[白日夢]

daydream
reverie

báicàidòu

白菜豆

[白菜豆]

white kidney beans

báijìtún

白𬶨豚

[白鱀豚]

Chinese river dolphin (Lipotes vexillifer)

báiméiyāngjī

白眉秧鸡

[白眉秧雞]

(bird species of China) white-browed crake (Porzana cinerea)

báiyǎnzhūr

白眼珠儿

[白眼珠兒]

erhua variant of 白眼珠 (báiyǎnzhū)

báiyāoyàn'ōu

白腰燕鸥

[白腰燕鷗]

(bird species of China) Aleutian tern (Onychoprion aleuticus)

rǔbáitiānkōng

乳白天空

[乳白天空]

whiteout

báikuàngwēngyīng

白眶鹟莺

[白眶鶲鶯]

(bird species of China) white-spectacled warbler (Seicercus affinis)

báizhǐhēizì

白纸黑字

[白紙黑字]

(written) in black and white

zhàqīngzhàbái

乍青乍白

[乍青乍白]

(of sb's face) turning alternately green and white

báifèichúnshé

白费唇舌

[白費唇舌]

to whistle down the wind
to waste one's breath (idiom)

Báiyúnkuàngqū

白云矿区

[白雲礦區]

Baiyukuang district of Baotou city 包頭市／包头市 ( Bāotóushì), Inner Mongolia

yángchūnbáixuě

阳春白雪

[陽春白雪]

melodies of the elite in the state of Chu 楚國／楚国 ( Chǔguó)
highbrow art and literature

Báijīnhàn Gōng

白金汉宫

[白金漢宮]

Buckingham Palace

báibèiwùjiù

白背兀鹫

[白背兀鷲]

(bird species of China) white-rumped vulture (Gyps bengalensis)

báijiázàoméi

白颊噪鹛

[白頰噪鶥]

(bird species of China) white-browed laughingthrush (Garrulax sannio)

báiyāocǎoyù

白腰草鹬

[白腰草鷸]

(bird species of China) green sandpiper (Tringa ochropus)

xiǎobáiliǎnr

小白脸儿

[小白臉兒]

erhua variant of 小白臉／小白脸 (xiǎobáiliǎn)

báiméishānquè

白眉山雀

[白眉山雀]

(bird species of China) white-browed tit (Poecile superciliosus)

báilǐngfèngméi

白领凤鹛

[白領鳳鶥]

(bird species of China) white-collared yuhina (Yuhina diademata)

diāndǎohēibái

颠倒黑白

[顛倒黑白]

lit. to invert black and white (idiom); to distort the truth deliberately
to misrepresent the facts
to invert right and wrong

báibìwúxiá

白璧无瑕

[白璧無瑕]

impeccable moral integrity

báiméigēdōng

白眉歌鸫

[白眉歌鶇]

(bird species of China) redwing (Turdus iliacus)

báifùhǎidiāo

白腹海雕

[白腹海鵰]

(bird species of China) white-bellied sea eagle (Haliaeetus leucogaster)

báixuě'ái'ái

白雪皑皑

[白雪皚皚]

brilliant white snow cover (esp. of distant peaks)

báihóudúsù

白喉毒素

[白喉毒素]

diphtheria toxin

jīnhuáitǎnbái

襟怀坦白

[襟懷坦白]

open and candid (idiom); not hiding anything
ingenuous
openhearted
unselfish
magnanimous
broad-minded

báifùjīwēng

白腹姬鹟

[白腹姬鶲]

(bird species of China) blue-and-white flycatcher (Cyanoptila cyanomelana)

báiyāoquèqú

白腰鹊鸲

[白腰鵲鴝]

(bird species of China) white-rumped shama (Copsychus malabaricus)

báitóudàolǎo

白头到老

[白頭到老]

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

dàbáixióngquǎn

大白熊犬

[大白熊犬]

Great Pyrenees (dog breed)

báijǐngzàoméi

白颈噪鹛

[白頸噪鶥]

(bird species of China) white-necked laughingthrush (Garrulax strepitans)

báihóushíjí

白喉石䳭

[白喉石䳭]

(bird species of China) white-throated bush chat (Saxicola insignis)

báilǐngbāge

白领八哥

[白領八哥]

(bird species of China) collared myna (Acridotheres albocinctus)

báihóuguānbēi

白喉冠鹎

[白喉冠鵯]

(bird species of China) puff-throated bulbul (Alophoixus pallidus)

báichībáihē

白吃白喝

[白吃白喝]

to freeload

Báijīnhànjùn

白金汉郡

[白金漢郡]

Buckinghamshire (English county)

jīdòngdànbái

肌动蛋白

[肌動蛋白]

actin

báixiōngyāquè

白胸鸦雀

[白胸鴉雀]

(bird species of China) white-breasted parrotbill (Psittiparus ruficeps)

báifùfèngméi

白腹凤鹛

[白腹鳳鶥]

(bird species of China) white-bellied erpornis (Erpornis zantholeuca)

Yīlìshābái

伊莉莎白

[伊莉莎白]

Elizabeth
also written 伊麗莎白／伊丽莎白

Báigōng Qúnyīng

白宫群英

[白宮群英]

The West Wing (US TV series)

báixiànbānwén

白线斑蚊

[白線斑蚊]

Aedes albopictus (species of mosquito)

qīnghóngzàobái

青红皂白

[青紅皂白]

the rights and wrongs of a matter (idiom)

zhēnxiàngdàbái

真相大白

[真相大白]

the whole truth is revealed (idiom); everything becomes clear

báifùyōuméi

白腹幽鹛

[白腹幽鶥]

(bird species of China) spot-throated babbler (Pellorneum albiventre)

jīqiúdànbái

肌球蛋白

[肌球蛋白]

myosin (biochemistry)

xiǎobái'éyàn

小白额雁

[小白額雁]

(bird species of China) lesser white-fronted goose (Anser erythropus)

lìbáixìbāo

粒白细胞

[粒白細胞]

white granulocyte (blood cell)

báixiànzǐqié

白苋紫茄

[白莧紫茄]

white amaranth, purple eggplant (idiom); common foodstuff, unpretentious lifestyle

qīngtiānbáirì

青天白日

[青天白日]

(idiom) in broad daylight; in the middle of the day
KMT emblem, a white sun on a blue background

báimiànshūshēng

白面书生

[白面書生]

lit. pale-faced scholar (idiom); young and inexperienced person without practical experience
still wet behind the ears

Yīlìsàbái

伊莉萨白

[伊莉薩白]

Elizabeth (name)
also written 伊麗莎白／伊丽莎白

Zhèngxiāngbáiqí

正镶白旗

[正鑲白旗]

Plain and Bordered White banner or Shuluun Hövööt Chagaan khoshuu in Xilingol League 錫林郭勒盟／锡林郭勒盟 ( Xīlínguōlè Méng), Inner Mongolia

hùnxiáohēibái

混淆黑白

[混淆黑白]

to confuse black and white
to say that black is white
fig. not to distinguish right from wrong

báiguānpānquè

白冠攀雀

[白冠攀雀]

(bird species of China) white-crowned penduline tit (Remiz coronatus)

lābáibùtiáo

拉白布条

[拉白布條]

to hold up a white banner (i.e. to protest)

báifùsǔndiāo

白腹隼雕

[白腹隼鵰]

(bird species of China) Bonelli's eagle (Aquila fasciata)

wèidànbáiméi

胃蛋白酶

[胃蛋白酶]

pepsin

fēihēijíbái

非黑即白

[非黑即白]

black-or-white (e.g. good or bad, with no middle ground)

báihóugǎnjūn

白喉杆菌

[白喉桿菌]

Klebs-Loeddler bacillus (the diphtheria bacterium)

báimáohuángyuè

白旄黄钺

[白旄黃鉞]

white banner and yellow battle-ax (idiom); refers to military expedition

báihóujīdōng

白喉矶鸫

[白喉磯鶇]

(bird species of China) white-throated rock thrush (Monticola gularis)

báitóujúméi

白头鵙鹛

[白頭鵙鶥]

(bird species of China) white-hooded babbler (Gampsorhynchus rufulus)

kòngbáizhīpiào

空白支票

[空白支票]

blank check

hēibáifēnmíng

黑白分明

[黑白分明]

lit. black and white clearly contrasted (idiom)
fig. unambiguous; black-and-white; in sharp contrast; to distinguish clearly right from wrong

bái'éyàn'ōu

白额燕鸥

[白額燕鷗]

(bird species of China) little tern (Sternula albifrons)

báiyītiānshǐ

白衣天使

[白衣天使]

"angel in white" (laudatory term for a nurse)

báichìlánquè

白翅蓝鹊

[白翅藍鵲]

(bird species of China) white-winged magpie (Urocissa whiteheadi)

báiyúncānggǒu

白云苍狗

[白雲蒼狗]

lit. a white cloud transforms into what looks like a gray dog (idiom)
fig. the unpredictable changeability of the world

báiyīcānggǒu

白衣苍狗

[白衣蒼狗]

lit. (cloud shapes) changing from a white shirt to a gray dog (idiom)
fig. the unpredictable changeability of the world

bùbáizhīyuān

不白之冤

[不白之冤]

unrighted wrong
unredressed injustice

Bái'éluósī

白俄罗斯

[白俄羅斯]

Belarus

báifùjǐnjī

白腹锦鸡

[白腹錦雞]

(bird species of China) Lady Amherst's pheasant (Chrysolophus amherstiae)

yǎnrúbáizhòu

俨如白昼

[儼如白晝]

as bright as daylight (idiom)

báijiáhēiyàn

白颊黑雁

[白頰黑雁]

(bird species of China) barnacle goose (Branta leucopsis)

báishílázi

白石砬子

[白石砬子]

national nature reserve at Kuandian 寬甸／宽甸 in Liaoning

báiméidìdōng

白眉地鸫

[白眉地鶇]

(bird species of China) Siberian thrush (Geokichla sibirica)

xiānwéidànbái

纤维蛋白

[纖維蛋白]

fibrous protein

báikuàngquèméi

白眶雀鹛

[白眶雀鶥]

(bird species of China) Nepal fulvetta (Alcippe nipalensis)

èchābáilài

恶叉白赖

[惡叉白賴]

evil behavior (idiom); brazen villainy

báijūguòxì

白驹过隙

[白駒過隙]

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

báituǐxiǎosǔn

白腿小隼

[白腿小隼]

(bird species of China) pied falconet (Microhierax melanoleucos)

jíchìbáiliǎn

急赤白脸

[急赤白臉]

to worry oneself sick
to fret

shǔhēilùnbái

数黑论白

[數黑論白]

to enumerate what is black and yellow (idiom); to criticize sb behind his back to incite quarrels
also written 數黑論黃／数黑论黄 (shǔhēilùnhuáng)

dōngfāngbáiguàn

东方白鹳

[東方白鸛]

(bird species of China) oriental stork (Ciconia boyciana)

báisèrénzhǒng

白色人种

[白色人種]

the white race

báichìbǎilíng

白翅百灵

[白翅百靈]

(bird species of China) white-winged lark (Melanocorypha leucoptera)

huángbáijiāodiǎn

黄白交点

[黃白交點]

ecliptic line
intersection of the ecliptic with the moon's orbit plane

Hēi Bái Wúcháng

黑白无常

[黑白無常]

(Chinese folk religion) Heibai Wuchang: two deities, one dressed in black and the other in white, responsible for escorting the spirits of the dead to the underworld

báiqiūshāyā

白秋沙鸭

[白秋沙鴨]

(bird species of China) smew (Mergellus albellus)

báimǎ-wángzǐ

白马王子

[白馬王子]

a Prince Charming; the man of one's dreams

báiméizhūquè

白眉朱雀

[白眉朱雀]

(bird species of China) chinese white-browed rosefinch (Carpodacus dubius)

yīqióng'èrbái

一穷二白

[一窮二白]

impoverished
backward both economically and culturally

báihóujīwēng

白喉姬鹟

[白喉姬鶲]

(bird species of China) white-gorgeted flycatcher (Anthipes monileger)

báipǎoyītàng

白跑一趟

[白跑一趟]

to go on an errand for nothing
to go on a wild-goose chase

báixiàngfèngméi

白项凤鹛

[白項鳳鶥]

(bird species of China) white-naped yuhina (Yuhina bakeri)

báishǒuqíméi

白首齐眉

[白首齊眉]

(of a couple) to grow old together in mutual respect (idiom)

cāngbáiwúlì

苍白无力

[蒼白無力]

pale and feeble
powerless

báiguānzàoméi

白冠噪鹛

[白冠噪鶥]

(bird species of China) white-crested laughingthrush (Garrulax leucolophus)

jīxiāndànbái

肌纤蛋白

[肌纖蛋白]

myocilin
muscle fibrin

báihóuzàoméi

白喉噪鹛

[白喉噪鶥]

(bird species of China) white-throated laughingthrush (Garrulax albogularis)

báipíshānchún

白皮杉醇

[白皮杉醇]

piceatannol C14H12O4

báiyāowénniǎo

白腰文鸟

[白腰文鳥]

(bird species of China) white-rumped munia (Lonchura striata)

Báimǎ Xuěshān

白马雪山

[白馬雪山]

Baima Snow Mountains, up to 5430 m., in Dechen or Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 迪慶藏族自治州／迪庆藏族自治州 ( Díqìng Zàngzú Zìzhìzhōu), Yunnan

píngbáiwúgù

凭白无故

[憑白無故]

variant of 平白無故／平白无故 (píngbáiwúgù)

báidǐngxīqú

白顶溪鸲

[白頂溪鴝]

(bird species of China) white-capped redstart (Chaimarrornis leucocephalus)

hēibáidiànshì

黑白电视

[黑白電視]

black and white TV

báilǐngfěicuì

白领翡翠

[白領翡翠]

(bird species of China) collared kingfisher (Todiramphus chloris)

báichìfú'ōu

白翅浮鸥

[白翅浮鷗]

(bird species of China) white-winged tern (Chlidonias leucopterus)

píngbáiwúgù

平白无故

[平白無故]

(idiom) for no reason whatever; inexplicably

Báilìng Hǎixiá

白令海峡

[白令海峽]

the Bering Strait (between Siberia and Alaska)

Yīlìshābái

伊丽莎白

[伊麗莎白]

Elizabeth (person name)

báishǒuqǐjiā

白手起家

[白手起家]

(idiom) to build up from nothing; to start from scratch

sǐqibáilài

死乞白赖

[死乞白賴]

to pester someone again and again

báibèijīdōng

白背矶鸫

[白背磯鶇]

(bird species of China) common rock thrush (Monticola saxatilis)

Báiyún Jīchǎng

白云机场

[白雲機場]

Baiyun Airport (Guangzhou)

wēiguǎndànbái

微管蛋白

[微管蛋白]

tubulin

bái'ěrqíméi

白耳奇鹛

[白耳奇鶥]

(bird species of China) white-eared sibia (Heterophasia auricularis)

báiyīzhànshì

白衣战士

[白衣戰士]

warrior in white
medical worker

báihóuxīniǎo

白喉犀鸟

[白喉犀鳥]

(bird species of China) white-throated brown hornbill (Anorrhinus austeni)

báiméijīwēng

白眉姬鹟

[白眉姬鶲]

(bird species of China) yellow-rumped flycatcher (Ficedula zanthopygia)

báidiǎnzàoméi

白点噪鹛

[白點噪鶥]

(bird species of China) white-speckled laughingthrush (Garrulax bieti)

sǐqibáilài

死气白赖

[死氣白賴]

variant of 死乞白賴／死乞白赖 (sǐqibáilài)

huángzuǐbáilù

黄嘴白鹭

[黃嘴白鷺]

(bird species of China) Chinese egret (Egretta eulophotes)

Shànghǎibáicài

上海白菜

[上海白菜]

baby bok choy
Shanghai bok choy

báitóuxiélǎo

白头偕老

[白頭偕老]

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

Báixuě Gōngzhǔ

白雪公主

[白雪公主]

Snow White

Báisèkǒngbù

白色恐怖

[白色恐怖]

White Terror

báiméichìyǎn

白眉赤眼

[白眉赤眼]

for no reason (idiom)

Báixiāngcípǔ

白香词谱

[白香詞譜]

Anthology of ci poems tunes (1795), edited by Xu Menglan 舒夢蘭／舒梦兰, with 100 accessible poems from Tang through to Qing times

báifàcāngcāng

白发苍苍

[白髮蒼蒼]

old and gray-haired

báidǐngxuán'ōu

白顶玄鸥

[白頂玄鷗]

(bird species of China) brown noddy (Anous stolidus)

hóngbáixǐshì

红白喜事

[紅白喜事]

weddings and funerals

báirìzuòmèng

白日做梦

[白日做夢]

to daydream
to indulge in wishful thinking

báiwěidìyā

白尾地鸦

[白尾地鴉]

(bird species of China) Xinjiang ground jay (Podoces biddulphi)

báixiōngfěicuì

白胸翡翠

[白胸翡翠]

(bird species of China) white-throated kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis)

báiyǎnhéyàn

白眼河燕

[白眼河燕]

(bird species of China) white-eyed river martin (Pseudochelidon sirintarae)

hēibáibùfēn

黑白不分

[黑白不分]

can't tell black from white (idiom); unable to distinguish wrong from right

Báijiǎntān Qū

白碱滩区

[白鹼灘區]

Baijiantan District of Karamay City 克拉瑪依市／克拉玛依市 ( Kèlāmǎyī Shì), Xinjiang

báihóulínyīng

白喉林莺

[白喉林鶯]

(bird species of China) lesser whitethroat (Sylvia curruca)

báijiānhēihuán

白肩黑鹮

[白肩黑䴉]

(bird species of China) white-shouldered ibis (Pseudibis davisoni)

báitóuhǎidiāo

白头海雕

[白頭海鵰]

bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), the national bird of the United States

hēibáilínjí

黑白林䳭

[黑白林䳭]

(bird species of China) Jerdon's bush chat (Saxicola jerdoni)

bùfēnzàobái

不分皂白

[不分皂白]

not distinguishing black or white (idiom); not to distinguish between right and wrong

báiméiquèméi

白眉雀鹛

[白眉雀鶥]

(bird species of China) white-browed fulvetta (Fulvetta vinipectus)

yángzhībáiyù

羊脂白玉

[羊脂白玉]

sheep-fat white jade, a type of jade

báisèzhànjì

白色战剂

[白色戰劑]

Agent White

báiwěihǎidiāo

白尾海雕

[白尾海鵰]

(bird species of China) white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla)

kōngkǒubáihuà

空口白话

[空口白話]

empty promises

báibìwēixiá

白璧微瑕

[白璧微瑕]

a slight blemish

jiāoyuándànbái

胶原蛋白

[膠原蛋白]

collagen

báiguānyànwěi

白冠燕尾

[白冠燕尾]

(bird species of China) white-crowned forktail (Enicurus leschenaulti)

báiyāoxuěquè

白腰雪雀

[白腰雪雀]

(bird species of China) white-rumped snowfinch (Onychostruthus taczanowskii)

bùmíngbùbái

不明不白

[不明不白]

(idiom) obscure; dubious; shady

xuèhóngdànbái

血红蛋白

[血紅蛋白]

hemoglobin

hēitóubáihuán

黑头白鹮

[黑頭白䴉]

(bird species of China) black-headed ibis (Threskiornis melanocephalus)

báikuàngyāquè

白眶鸦雀

[白眶鴉雀]

(bird species of China) spectacled parrotbill (Sinosuthora conspicillata)

báiyāobīnyù

白腰滨鹬

[白腰濱鷸]

(bird species of China) white-rumped sandpiper (Calidris fuscicollis)

báiyāosháoyù

白腰杓鹬

[白腰杓鷸]

(bird species of China) Eurasian curlew (Numenius arquata)

yīqīng'èrbái

一清二白

[一清二白]

perfectly clean
blameless
unimpeachable (idiom)

báiméilínqú

白眉林鸲

[白眉林鴝]

(bird species of China) white-browed bush robin (Tarsiger indicus)

báihóulínwēng

白喉林鹟

[白喉林鶲]

(bird species of China) brown-chested jungle flycatcher (Rhinomyias brunneata)

báiyǎnkuángyīng

白眼𫛭鹰

[白眼鵟鷹]

(bird species of China) white-eyed buzzard (Butastur teesa)

qiúzhuàngdànbáizhì

球状蛋白质

[球狀蛋白質]

globular protein

bái'éyuánwěihù

白额圆尾鹱

[白額圓尾鸌]

(bird species of China) bonin petrel (Pterodroma hypoleuca)

báiwěilánxiānwēng

白尾蓝仙鹟

[白尾藍仙鶲]

(bird species of China) white-tailed flycatcher (Cyornis concretus)

báikuàngbānchìméi

白眶斑翅鹛

[白眶斑翅鶥]

(bird species of China) spectacled barwing (Actinodura ramsayi)

báifùmáojiǎoyàn

白腹毛脚燕

[白腹毛腳燕]

(bird species of China) common house martin (Delichon urbicum)

Chángbáishān Tiānchí

长白山天池

[長白山天池]

Changbaishan Tianchi, volcanic crater lake on the border between China and North Korea

báichìzhuómùniǎo

白翅啄木鸟

[白翅啄木鳥]

(bird species of China) white-winged woodpecker (Dendrocopos leucopterus)

báihuāshéshécǎo

白花蛇舌草

[白花蛇舌草]

Hedyotis diffusa

báiyāozhūdǐngquè

白腰朱顶雀

[白腰朱頂雀]

(bird species of China) common redpoll (Acanthis flammea)

báitóuyìngwěiyā

白头硬尾鸭

[白頭硬尾鴨]

(bird species of China) white-headed duck (Oxyura leucocephala)

báihóuduǎnchìdōng

白喉短翅鸫

[白喉短翅鶇]

(bird species of China) lesser shortwing (Brachypteryx leucophris)

jiǎxíngqiúdànbái

甲型球蛋白

[甲型球蛋白]

alpha globulin
alpha fetoprotein (AFP)

Báishā Gōngnóngqū

白沙工农区

[白沙工農區]

Baisha Gongnong area in Dazhou 達州／达州 ( Dázhōu), Sichuan northeast Sichuan, amalgamated into Wanyuan, county-level city 萬源／万源 ( Wànyuán) in 1993

báiwěilándìqú

白尾蓝地鸲

[白尾藍地鴝]

(bird species of China) white-tailed robin (Myiomela leucura)

báibānchìxuěquè

白斑翅雪雀

[白斑翅雪雀]

(bird species of China) white-winged snowfinch (Montifringilla nivalis)

bìmádúdànbái

蓖麻毒蛋白

[蓖麻毒蛋白]

ricin (biochemistry)

Màikèbái Fūren

麦克白夫人

[麥克白夫人]

Lady Macbeth

báiguānchángwěizhì

白冠长尾雉

[白冠長尾雉]

(bird species of China) Reeves's pheasant (Syrmaticus reevesii)

báihóushànwěiwēng

白喉扇尾鹟

[白喉扇尾鶲]

(bird species of China) white-throated fantail (Rhipidura albicollis)

báifùjūnjiànniǎo

白腹军舰鸟

[白腹軍艦鳥]

(bird species of China) Christmas frigatebird (Fregata andrewsi)

báijǐngchángwěizhì

白颈长尾雉

[白頸長尾雉]

(bird species of China) Elliot's pheasant (Syrmaticus ellioti)

báibānwěiliǔyīng

白斑尾柳莺

[白斑尾柳鶯]

(bird species of China) Kloss's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus ogilviegranti)

Bái'éluósīrén

白俄罗斯人

[白俄羅斯人]

Byelorussian (person)

báijiáshānzhègū

白颊山鹧鸪

[白頰山鷓鴣]

(bird species of China) white-cheeked partridge (Arborophila atrogularis)

báihóuhóngtúnbēi

白喉红臀鹎

[白喉紅臀鵯]

(bird species of China) sooty-headed bulbul (Pycnonotus aurigaster)

shābáihóulínyīng

沙白喉林莺

[沙白喉林鶯]

(bird species of China) desert whitethroat (Sylvia minula)

báihóuhóngwěiqú

白喉红尾鸲

[白喉紅尾鴝]

(bird species of China) white-throated redstart (Phoenicurus schisticeps)

wēiliàngbáidànbái

微量白蛋白

[微量白蛋白]

microalbumin

báifùduǎnchìqú

白腹短翅鸲

[白腹短翅鴝]

(bird species of China) white-bellied redstart (Luscinia phoenicuroides)

báibānjūnjiànniǎo

白斑军舰鸟

[白斑軍艦鳥]

(bird species of China) lesser frigatebird (Fregata ariel)

báihóubānyāngjī

白喉斑秧鸡

[白喉斑秧雞]

(bird species of China) slaty-legged crake (Rallina eurizonoides)

báichìjiāozuǐquè

白翅交嘴雀

[白翅交嘴雀]

(bird species of China) white-winged crossbill (Loxia leucoptera)

báibānhēishíjí

白斑黑石䳭

[白斑黑石䳭]

(bird species of China) pied bush chat (Saxicola caprata)

báiwěishāohóngzhì

白尾梢虹雉

[白尾梢虹雉]

(bird species of China) Sclater's monal (Lophophorus sclateri)

báiméishànwěiwēng

白眉扇尾鹟

[白眉扇尾鶲]

(bird species of China) white-browed fantail (Rhipidura aureola)

kōngkǒushuōbáihuà

空口说白话

[空口說白話]

to make empty promises

báibèizhuómùniǎo

白背啄木鸟

[白背啄木鳥]

(bird species of China) white-backed woodpecker (Dendrocopos leucotos)

xiǎobáiyāoyǔyàn

小白腰雨燕

[小白腰雨燕]

(bird species of China) house swift (Apus nipalensis)

báixiōngkǔ'èniǎo

白胸苦恶鸟

[白胸苦惡鳥]

(bird species of China) white-breasted waterhen (Amaurornis phoenicurus)

huībáihóulínyīng

灰白喉林莺

[灰白喉林鶯]

(bird species of China) common whitethroat (Sylvia communis)

báiméilánjīwēng

白眉蓝姬鹟

[白眉藍姬鶲]

(bird species of China) ultramarine flycatcher (Ficedula superciliaris)

báiméishānzhègū

白眉山鹧鸪

[白眉山鷓鴣]

(bird species of China) white-necklaced partridge (Arborophila gingica)

Báisè Qíngrénjié

白色情人节

[白色情人節]

White Day

báihóuzhēnwěiyǔyàn

白喉针尾雨燕

[白喉針尾雨燕]

(bird species of China) white-throated needletail (Hirundapus caudacutus)

bùfēnqīnghóngzàobái

不分青红皂白

[不分青紅皂白]

not distinguishing red-green or black-white (idiom)
not to distinguish between right and wrong

xǐshānbáiméizhūquè

喜山白眉朱雀

[喜山白眉朱雀]

(bird species of China) Himalayan white-browed rosefinch (Carpodacus thura)

báidàyīgāoxuèyā

白大衣高血压

[白大衣高血壓]

white coat hypertension
white coat syndrome

báiyāochāwěihǎiyàn

白腰叉尾海燕

[白腰叉尾海燕]

(bird species of China) Leach's storm petrel (Oceanodroma leucorhoa)

Xiūshìbáihóulínyīng

休氏白喉林莺

[休氏白喉林鶯]

(bird species of China) Hume's whitethroat (Sylvia althaea)

duōxínghébáixìbāo

多形核白细胞

[多形核白細胞]

polymorphonuclear leukocyte

báifùhēizhuómùniǎo

白腹黑啄木鸟

[白腹黑啄木鳥]

(bird species of China) white-bellied woodpecker (Dryocopus javensis)

Táiwānbáihóuzàoméi

台湾白喉噪鹛

[臺灣白喉噪鶥]

(bird species of China) rufous-crowned laughingthrush (Garrulax ruficeps)

bùwènqīnghóngzàobái

不问青红皂白

[不問青紅皂白]

not distinguishing red-green or black-white (idiom)
not to distinguish between right and wrong

báiméizōngzhuómùniǎo

白眉棕啄木鸟

[白眉棕啄木鳥]

(bird species of China) white-browed piculet (Sasia ochracea)

xiānmáodònglìdànbái

纤毛动力蛋白

[纖毛動力蛋白]

ciliary dynein protein

báichìnǐlàzuǐquè

白翅拟蜡嘴雀

[白翅擬蠟嘴雀]

(bird species of China) white-winged grosbeak (Mycerobas carnipes)

gāotiěxuèhóngdànbái

高铁血红蛋白

[高鐵血紅蛋白]

methemoglobin

chuāizhemíngbaizhuānghútu

揣着明白装糊涂

[揣著明白裝糊塗]

to pretend to not know
to play dumb

Dàlǐ Báizúzìzhìzhōu

大理白族自治州

[大理白族自治州]

Dali Bai autonomous prefecture in Yunnan

báifàrénsònghēifàrén

白发人送黑发人

[白髮人送黑髮人]

to see one's child die before oneself

Yúnnánbáibānwěiliǔyīng

云南白斑尾柳莺

[雲南白斑尾柳鶯]

(bird species of China) Davison's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus davisoni)

báizuǐduānfèngtóuyàn'ōu

白嘴端凤头燕鸥

[白嘴端鳳頭燕鷗]

(bird species of China) sandwich tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis)

Báishā Lízú Zìzhìxiàn

白沙黎族自治县

[白沙黎族自治縣]

Baisha Lizu autonomous county, Hainan

ǎijiǎobáihuāshélìcǎo

矮脚白花蛇利草

[矮腳白花蛇利草]

see 白花蛇舌草 (báihuāshéshécǎo)

fàngzhemíngbaizhuānghútu

放着明白装糊涂

[放著明白裝糊塗]

to pretend not to know (idiom)

zhēnzhūfěicuìbáiyùtāng

珍珠翡翠白玉汤

[珍珠翡翠白玉湯]

cabbage, rice and tofu soup

Báilùwān Shīdì Gōngyuán

白鹭湾湿地公园

[白鷺灣濕地公園]

Bailuwan Wetland Park, Chengdu

Chángbái Cháoxiǎnzú Zìzhìxiàn

长白朝鲜族自治县

[長白朝鮮族自治縣]

Changbai Korean autonomous county in Baishan 白山 ( Báishān), Jilin

Báishuǐjiāng Zìrán Bǎohùqū

白水江自然保护区

[白水江自然保護區]

Baishuijiang Nature Reserve, Gansu

luóbobáicài,gèyǒusuǒ'ài

萝卜白菜，各有所爱

[蘿蔔白菜，各有所愛]

(idiom) one man's meat is another man's poison; to each his own

Lánpíng Báizú Pǔmǐzú Zìzhìxiàn

兰坪白族普米族自治县

[蘭坪白族普米族自治縣]

Lanping Bai and Pumi autonomous county in Nujiang Lisu autonomous prefecture 怒江傈僳族自治州 ( Nùjiāng Lìsùzúzìzhìzhōu) in northwest Yunnan

bùguǎnbáimāohēimāo,zhuōzhùlǎoshǔjiùshìhǎomāo

不管白猫黑猫，捉住老鼠就是好猫

[不管白貓黑貓，捉住老鼠就是好貓]

it doesn't matter whether a cat is white or black; as long as it catches mice it's a good cat (variant of a Sichuanese saying used in a speech by Deng Xiaoping 鄧小平／邓小平 ( Dèng Xiǎopíng) in 1962, usually associated with his economic reforms starting in 1978, in which pragmatism was favored over ideological purity)