白白了

Chinese

		in vain; to no purpose; for nothing in vain; to no purpose; for nothing; unsuccessfully; without compensation; without payment	to know; to understand; (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) to know; to understand; (modal particle intensifying preceding clause); (completed action marker)
simp. and trad. (白白了)		白白	了

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pe̍h-pe̍h-liáu / pe̍eh-pe̍eh-liáu

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pe̍h-pe̍h-liáu
    • Tâi-lô: pe̍h-pe̍h-liáu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: peqpeqliao
    • IPA (Xiamen): /pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ liau⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /pe(ʔ)²⁴⁻² pe(ʔ)²⁴⁻² liau⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ liau⁴¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /pe(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ pe(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ liau⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pe̍eh-pe̍eh-liáu
    • Tâi-lô: pe̍eh-pe̍eh-liáu
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /pɛ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ pɛ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ liau⁵³/

Verb

白白了

1. (Hokkien) to waste (time, energy, effort, etc.)

Synonyms

• 加了 (Hokkien, chiefly money)
• 干了 (Hokkien, chiefly money)
• 抖落 (dǒuluò)
• 折騰／折腾 (zhēteng) (colloquial)
• 拋荒／抛荒 (pāohuāng)
• 揮霍／挥霍 (huīhuò)
• 曠廢／旷废 (kuàngfèi)
• 枉費／枉费 (wǎngfèi)
• 浪費／浪费 (làngfèi)
• 無彩／无彩 (Hokkien)
• 白了 (Hokkien)
• 白費／白费 (báifèi)
• 空費／空费 (kōngfèi)
• 糟蹋 (zāotà)
• 耽誤／耽误 (chiefly time)
• 荒廢／荒废 (huāngfèi)
• 虛耗／虚耗 (xūhào)
• 靡費／靡费 (mífèi) (formal)