洗白
Chinese
editto wash; to bathe | white; empty; blank white; empty; blank; bright; clear; plain; pure; gratuitous | ||
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simp. and trad. (洗白) |
洗 | 白 |
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧˇ ㄅㄞˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: sǐbái
- Wade–Giles: hsi3-pai2
- Yale: syǐ-bái
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiibair
- Palladius: сибай (sibaj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ paɪ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: sai2 baak6
- Yale: sái baahk
- Cantonese Pinyin: sai2 baak9
- Guangdong Romanization: sei2 bag6
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɐi̯³⁵ paːk̚²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Verb
edit洗⫽白 (verb-complement) (transitive)
- to wash something clean and white
- (figurative, slang) to whitewash; to establish one's righteousness, innocence, power, etc. and free oneself from a previous negative impression
Antonyms
edit- 抹黑 (mǒhēi)