白 (baak6) — the spoken part in an opera, etc. in Cantonese

baakˍ₆白

Mandarin Pinyin: bai2

Meaning of 白

nounthe spoken part in an opera, etc.

nouna Chinese family name

nounstate; explain

nounfree of charge; gratis

nounin vain; for nothing

nounwhite; clear; pure; unblemished; bright; clean; plain

nounempty; blank

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Example Sentences with 白

呢隻白酒好正㗎！?

This brand of white wine is really good!

ngoˏ₅我zanˉ¹真haiˍ₆係mˎ₄唔mingˎ₄明baakˍ₆白keoiˏ₅佢dimˊ²點gaaiˊ²解gamˊ²噉joengˊ²樣zouˍ₆做aa˗₃呀。

I really don't understand why he acts/behaves like this.

我有雪白的兔子

I have a snowy white rabbit

我不明白

I don't understand

有男人有一匹白色馬

There was once a man with a white horse.

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Words Containing 白

真金白銀zan1 gam1 baak6 ngan4

real money; hard cash

獨白duk6 baak6

soliloquy; monologue

大白菜daai6 baak6 coi3

napa cabbage; chinese cabbage (Cantonese: 黃芽白)

sirloin; tenderloin | also 牛腩

Excoecaria japonica (lit., "white wood")

白晒晒baak6 saai4 saai4

white [Var.] 白曬曬 [Syn.] 白雪雪

蛋白質daan2 baak6 zat1

protein [Syn.] 蛋白素

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