白蟻

See also: 白蚁

Chinese

		white; empty; blank white; empty; blank; bright; clear; plain; pure; gratuitous	ant
trad. (白蟻)		白	蟻
simp. (白蚁)		白	蚁

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): báiyǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄞˊ ㄧˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): baak⁶ ngai⁵
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pe̍h-hiǎ / pe̍h-hiā / pe̍eh-hiā

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: báiyǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄞˊ ㄧˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: báiyǐ
    • Wade–Giles: pai²-i³
    • Yale: bái-yǐ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bairyii
    • Palladius: байи (baji)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /paɪ̯³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: baak⁶ ngai⁵
    • Yale: baahk ngáih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: baak⁹ ngai⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: bag⁶ ngei⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /paːk̚² ŋɐi̯¹³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pe̍h-hiǎ
    • Tâi-lô: pe̍h-hiǎ
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /pe(ʔ)²⁴⁻² hia²²/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pe̍h-hiā
    • Tâi-lô: pe̍h-hiā
    • Phofsit Daibuun: peqhia
    • IPA (Taipei): /pe(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ hia³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ hia²²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ hia³³/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Penang)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pe̍eh-hiā
    • Tâi-lô: pe̍eh-hiā
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /pɛ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ hia²²/
    • IPA (Penang): /pɛ(ʔ)⁴⁻³ hia²¹/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 白蟻

1. termite; white ant

(deprecated template usage)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
白	蟻
しろ Grade: 1	あり Hyōgai
kun'yomi

Etymology

From 白 (shiro, “white”) +‎ 蟻 (ari, “ant”). Compare English white ant, Chinese 白蟻／白蚁 (báiyǐ, literally “white ant”), Korean 흰개미 (huin'gaemi, literally “white ant”).

Noun

白(しろ)蟻(あり) or 白蟻(シロアリ) • (shiroari) 

1. a termite; a white ant