平白

Chinese

		flat; level; equal flat; level; equal; to make the same score; to tie; to draw; calm; peaceful	white; empty; blank white; empty; blank; bright; clear; plain; pure; gratuitous
simp. and trad. (平白)		平	白

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): píngbái

  (Zhuyin): ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄞˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ping⁴ baak⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: píngbái
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄞˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: píngbái
    • Wade–Giles: pʻing²-pai²
    • Yale: píng-bái
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pyngbair
    • Palladius: пинбай (pinbaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰiŋ³⁵ paɪ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ping⁴ baak⁶
    • Yale: pìhng baahk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ping⁴ baak⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ping⁴ bag⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰɪŋ²¹ paːk̚²/

Adverb

平白

1. for no reason; gratuitously

Derived terms

• 平白無事／平白无事
• 平白無故／平白无故 (píngbáiwúgù)
• 平白無端／平白无端
• 平白無辜／平白无辜

 

Adjective

平白

1. plain and clear (language)