白搭

Chinese

		white; empty; blank white; empty; blank; bright; clear; plain; pure; gratuitous	build (scaffolding); take (boat, train); hang build (scaffolding); take (boat, train); hang; join; match; take passage
trad. (白搭)		白	搭
simp. #(白搭)		白	搭

Etymology

Originally something "thrown in for nothing."

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): báidā

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄞˊ ㄉㄚ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): baak⁶ daap³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: báidā
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄞˊ ㄉㄚ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: báida
    • Wade–Giles: pai²-ta¹
    • Yale: bái-dā
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bairda
    • Palladius: байда (bajda)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /paɪ̯³⁵ tä⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: baak⁶ daap³
    • Yale: baahk daap
    • Cantonese Pinyin: baak⁹ daap⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: bag⁶ dab³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /paːk̚² taːp̚³/

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) 白搭

1. (informal) in vain; no good; useless

   跟他吵架也是白搭。 [MSC, trad. and simp.]

   Gēn tā chǎojià yě shì báidā. [Pinyin]

   There's no use arguing with him.