Chinese edit

 
a crow; black; not
a crow; black; not; empty; void
 
white; empty; blank
white; empty; blank; bright; clear; plain; pure; gratuitous
trad. (烏白)
simp. (乌白)
alternative forms 黑白

Pronunciation edit


Adverb edit

烏白

  1. (Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) carelessly

Adjective edit

烏白

  1. (Hakka, Southern Min, attributive) black-and-white
    烏白電視乌白电视 [Hokkien]  ―  o͘-pe̍h tiān-sī [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]  ―  black-and-white TV

Synonyms edit

  • (black-and-white): 黑白 (hēibái)

Noun edit

烏白

  1. (Hakka, Southern Min) right and wrong
  2. (Quanzhou Hokkien, games) a hand game played with three or more players in which the players each hold out one hand, facing either up or down, and the player whose hand is facing in the opposite direction to the other players is the winner

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