皂白

Chinese

		soap; black	white; empty; blank white; empty; blank; bright; clear; plain; pure; gratuitous
trad. (皂白)		皂	白
simp. #(皂白)		皂	白

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zàobái

  (Zhuyin): ㄗㄠˋ ㄅㄞˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zou⁶ baak⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zàobái
    • Zhuyin: ㄗㄠˋ ㄅㄞˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zàobái
    • Wade–Giles: tsao⁴-pai²
    • Yale: dzàu-bái
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzawbair
    • Palladius: цзаобай (czaobaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɑʊ̯⁵¹ paɪ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zou⁶ baak⁶
    • Yale: jouh baahk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzou⁶ baak⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: zou⁶ bag⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sou̯²² paːk̚²/

Noun

皂白

1. black and white; right and wrong

Derived terms

• 青紅皂白／青红皂白 (qīnghóngzàobái)