Chinese

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white; empty; blank
white; empty; blank; bright; clear; plain; pure; gratuitous
 
board; plank; plate
board; plank; plate; slab
 
trad. (白板)
simp. #(白板)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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白板

  1. whiteboard
  2. unpainted plank
  3. (mahjong) white dragon
  4. (philosophy) tabula rasa
  5. (Taiwan, pharmacology) methaqualone
  6. (Mainland China, humorous) novice; newb

Synonyms

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  • (white dragon): 白皮 (báipí)

Descendants

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  • Japanese: 白板(パイパン) (paipan)

Japanese

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Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term
パイ
Grade: 1
パン
Grade: 3
irregular

Borrowed from Mandarin 白板 (báibǎn, whiteboard, white tile).

Noun

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(パイ)(パン) (paipan

  1. (mahjong) The white dragon playing-tile, especially as depicted without any markings.
  2. (by extension) The absence of pubic hair, usually of a female, either naturally or due to removal; pudendal glabrousness.
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Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term
はく
Grade: 1
ばん
Grade: 3
on'yomi

Noun

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(はく)(ばん) (hakuban

  1. whiteboard