白露

Chinese

		white; empty; blank white; empty; blank; bright; clear; plain; pure; gratuitous	to show; to reveal; to expose to show; to reveal; to expose; dew
trad. (白露)		白	露
simp. #(白露)		白	露

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): báilù

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄞˊ ㄌㄨˋ

  (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): be² nu⁴

• Cantonese (Jyutping): baak⁶ lou⁶
• Gan (Wiktionary): 'pet⁶ lu⁵
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): pha̍k-lu

  (Meixian, Guangdong): pag⁶ lu⁴

• Jin (Wiktionary): bai¹ lou³
• Northern Min (KCR): bā-sū
• Eastern Min (BUC): băh-ló
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): pe̍h-lō͘ / pe̍k-lō͘

  (Teochew, Peng'im): bêh⁸ lou⁷

• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ⁸baq-lu
• Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): be⁶ lou⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: báilù
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄞˊ ㄌㄨˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: báilù
    • Wade–Giles: pai²-lu⁴
    • Yale: bái-lù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bairluh
    • Palladius: байлу (bajlu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /paɪ̯³⁵ lu⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 白露 白鷺／白鹭 白鹿

  • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: be² nu⁴
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: be lu
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɛ²¹ nu²¹³/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: baak⁶ lou⁶
    • Yale: baahk louh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: baak⁹ lou⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: bag⁶ lou⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /paːk̚² lou̯²²/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 白露 白鷺／白鹭

• Gan
  • (Nanchang)
    • Wiktionary: 'pet⁶ lu⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˈpʰɛt̚⁵ lu¹¹/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: pha̍k-lu
    • Hakka Romanization System: pag lu
    • Hagfa Pinyim: pag⁶ lu⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /pʰak̚⁵ lu⁵⁵/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: pag⁶ lu⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /pʰak̚⁵ lu⁵³/
• Jin
  • (Taiyuan)⁺
    • Wiktionary: bai¹ lou³
    • Sinological IPA (old-style): /pai¹¹ ləu⁴⁵/
• Northern Min
  • (Jian'ou)
    • Kienning Colloquial Romanized: bā-sū
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pa⁵⁵ su⁵⁵/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: băh-ló
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /paʔ⁵⁻²¹ l̃ou²¹³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pe̍h-lō͘
    • Tâi-lô: pe̍h-lōo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: peqlo
    • IPA (Xiamen): /pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ lɔ²²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /pe(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ lɔ³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ lɔ³³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /pe(ʔ)²⁴⁻² lɔ⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pe̍k-lō͘
    • Tâi-lô: pi̍k-lōo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: peglo
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /piɪk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ lɔ²²/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: bêh⁸ lou⁷
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: pe̍h lōu
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /peʔ⁴⁻² lou¹¹/
• Wu
  • (Shanghai):
    • Wugniu: ⁸baq-lu
    • MiniDict: bah^入 lu
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁵baq-lu
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /baʔ¹¹ lu²³/
• Xiang
  • (Changsha)
    • Wiktionary: be⁶ lou⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɤ̞²⁴ ləu̯²¹⁻¹¹/

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• Middle Chinese: baek luH

Rime
Character	白	露
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	並 (3)	來 (37)
Final (韻)	陌 (113)	模 (23)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	II	I
Fanqie	傍陌切	洛故切
Baxter	baek	luH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/bˠæk̚/	/luoH/
Pan Wuyun	/bᵚak̚/	/luoH/
Shao Rongfen	/bak̚/	/loH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/baɨjk̚/	/lɔH/
Li Rong	/bɐk̚/	/loH/
Wang Li	/bɐk̚/	/luH/
Bernard Karlgren	/bʱɐk̚/	/luoH/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	bó	lù
Expected Cantonese Reflex	bak6	lou6

• Old Chinese

  (Baxter–Sagart): /*bˤrak  p.rˤak-s/

  (Zhengzhang): /*braːɡ  ɡ·raːɡs/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	白	露
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	bái	lù
Middle Chinese	‹ bæk ›	‹ luH ›
Old Chinese	/*bˁrak/	/*p.rˁak-s/
English	white	dew; disclose
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	白	露
Reading #	1/1	1/1
No.	207	3860
Phonetic component	白	各
Rime group	鐸	暮
Rime subdivision	0	0
Corresponding MC rime	白	路
Old Chinese	/*braːɡ/	/*ɡ·raːɡs/

Noun

白露

1. dew in autumn

   • 蒹葭蒼蒼，白露為霜。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
     蒹葭苍苍，白露为霜。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11^th – 7^th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

     Jiānjiā cāngcāng, báilù wèi shuāng. [Pinyin]

     The reeds and rushes are deeply green, And the white dew is turned into hoarfrost.

2. a kind of tea

Derived terms

• 楓丹白露／枫丹白露 (Fēngdānbáilù)

 

Verb

白露

1. (Classical) to express; to reveal

Proper noun

白露

1. a solar term around 8 September, traditionally heralding cold weather across China
2. (obsolete) Peru (a country)
3. (～村) Bailu (a village in Xinshi, Zaoyang, Xiangyang, Hubei, China)

Synonyms

• (Peru): 秘魯／秘鲁 (Bìlǔ)

See also

• 二十四節氣／二十四节气 (Èrshísì Jiéqì, “The twenty-four solar terms”):
  • Spring: 立春 (Lìchūn)、雨水 (yǔshuǐ)、驚蟄／惊蛰 (Jīngzhé)、春分 (Chūnfēn)、清明 (qīngmíng)、穀雨／谷雨 (Gǔyǔ)
  • Summer: 立夏 (Lìxià)、小滿／小满 (Xiǎomǎn)、芒種／芒种 (mángzhòng)、夏至 (xiàzhì)、小暑 (Xiǎoshǔ)、大暑 (Dàshǔ)
  • Autumn: 立秋 (Lìqiū)、處暑／处暑 (Chǔshǔ)、白露 (báilù)、秋分 (Qiūfēn)、寒露 (Hánlù)、霜降 (Shuāngjiàng)
  • Winter: 立冬 (Lìdōng)、小雪 (xiǎoxuě)、大雪 (dàxuě)、冬至 (dōngzhì)、小寒 (Xiǎohán)、大寒 (Dàhán)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (白露):

• → Japanese: 白(はく)露(ろ) (hakuro)
• → Korean: 백로(白露) (baengno)
• → Vietnamese: bạch lộ (白露)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
白	露
はく Grade: 1	ろ Grade: S
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ha̠kɯ̟ᵝɾo̞]

Proper noun

白(はく)露(ろ) • (Hakuro) 

1. A solar term around 8 September, traditionally heralding cold weather across China

See also

• 二(に)十(じゅう)四(し)節(せっ)気(き) (Nijūshi Sekki, “The twenty-four solar terms”):
  • Spring: 立(りっ)春(しゅん) (Risshun), 雨(う)水(すい) (Usui), 啓(けい)蟄(ちつ) (Keichitsu), 春(しゅん)分(ぶん) (Shunbun), 清(せい)明(めい) (Seimei), 穀(こく)雨(う) (Kokuu)
  • Summer: 立(りっ)夏(か) (Rikka), 小(しょう)満(まん) (Shōman), 芒(ぼう)種(しゅ) (Bōshu), 夏(げ)至(し) (Geshi), 小(しょう)暑(しょ) (Shōsho), 大(たい)暑(しょ) (Taisho)
  • Autumn: 立(りっ)秋(しゅう) (Risshū), 処(しょ)暑(しょ) (Shosho), 白(はく)露(ろ) (Hakuro), 秋(しゅう)分(ぶん) (Shūbun), 寒(かん)露(ろ) (Kanro), 霜(そう)降(こう) (Sōkō)
  • Winter: 立(りっ)冬(とう) (Rittō), 小(しょう)雪(せつ) (Shōsetsu), 大雪(たいせつ) (Taisetsu), 冬(とう)至(じ) (Tōji), 小(しょう)寒(かん) (Shōkan), 大寒(だいかん) (Daikan)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
白	露
しら Grade: 1	つゆ Grade: S
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɕiɾa̠t͡sɨᵝjɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

白(しら)露(つゆ) • (shiratsuyu) 

1. white dew (clarification of this definition is needed)

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
白	露
はく Grade: 1	ろ Grade: S
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ha̠kɯ̟ᵝɾo̞]

Proper noun

白露(はくロ) • (Hakuro) 

1. (very rare) Short for 白ロシア (“Belarus (a country)”).

Etymology 4

Kanji in this term
白	露
ぺ Grade: 1	るー Grade: S
irregular

Glyph origin

Orthographic borrowing from Chinese 白露 (báilù).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pe̞ɾɯ̟ᵝː]

Proper noun

白露(ペルー) • (Perū) 

1. Obsolete spelling of ペルー (“Peru (a country)”)
   • https://www.ndl.go.jp/brasil/text/t012.html
   • https://kotobank.jp/word/南米-590784

Korean

Hanja in this term
白	露

Proper noun

白露 • (Baengno) (hangeul 백로)

1. Hanja form^? of 백로 (“A solar term around 8 September, traditionally heralding cold weather across China”).

See also

• 이십사절기(二十四節氣) (Isipsajeolgi, “The twenty-four solar terms”):
  • Spring: 입춘(立春) (Ipchun), 우수(雨水) (Usu), 경칩(驚蟄) (Gyeongchip), 춘분(春分) (Chunbun), 청명(淸明) (Cheongmyeong), 곡우(穀雨) (Gogu)
  • Summer: 입하(立夏) (Ipha), 소만(小滿) (Soman), 망종(芒種) (Mangjong), 하지(夏至) (Haji), 소서(小暑) (Soseo), 대서(大暑) (Daeseo)
  • Autumn: 입추(立秋) (Ipchu), 처서(處暑) (Cheoseo), 백로(白露) (Baengno), 추분(秋分) (Chubun), 한로(寒露) (Hallo), 상강(霜降) (Sanggang)
  • Winter: 입동(立冬) (Ipdong), 소설(小雪) (soseol), 대설(大雪) (Daeseol), 동지(冬至) (Dongji), 소한(小寒) (Sohan), 대한(大寒) (Daehan)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
白	露

Proper noun

白露

1. chữ Hán form of Bạch lộ (“A solar term around 8 September, traditionally heralding cold weather across China”).