牙白

Chinese

Etymology 1

		tooth; ivory	white; empty; blank white; empty; blank; bright; clear; plain; pure; gratuitous
trad. (牙白)		牙	白
simp. #(牙白)		牙	白

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yábái

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄚˊ ㄅㄞˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ngaa⁴ baak⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yábái
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄚˊ ㄅㄞˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yábái
    • Wade–Giles: ya²-pai²
    • Yale: yá-bái
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yabair
    • Palladius: ябай (jabaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jä³⁵ paɪ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ngaa⁴ baak⁶
    • Yale: ngàh baahk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ngaa⁴ baak⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: nga⁴ bag⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋaː²¹ paːk̚²/

Noun

牙白

1. ivory (colour)

Etymology 2

		phonetic
trad. (牙白)		牙	白
simp. #(牙白)		牙	白
alternative forms		牙敗／牙败

From Japanese やばい (yabai).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yábái

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄚˊ ㄅㄞˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yábái
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄚˊ ㄅㄞˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yábái
    • Wade–Giles: ya²-pai²
    • Yale: yá-bái
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yabair
    • Palladius: ябай (jabaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jä³⁵ paɪ̯³⁵/

Adjective

牙白

1. (ACG, neologism) risque; lewd