白帝

Chinese

		white; empty; blank white; empty; blank; bright; clear; plain; pure; gratuitous	emperor
simp. and trad. (白帝)		白	帝

Etymology

Baidicheng

Named after 公孫述, who called himself "the White Emperor".

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Báidì

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄞˊ ㄉㄧˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Báidì
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄞˊ ㄉㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Báidì
    • Wade–Giles: Pai²-ti⁴
    • Yale: Bái-dì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Bairdih
    • Palladius: Байди (Bajdi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /paɪ̯³⁵ ti⁵¹/

Proper noun

白帝

1. (archaic) the White Emperor (one of the five legendary Emperors, the Emperor of the West)
3. (～城) Baidicheng (a city near Chongqing)
4. (～鎮) Baidi (a town in Fengjie, Chongqing, China)