白話

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Chinese

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vernacular
spoken words; speech; dialect
spoken words; speech; dialect; language; talk; conversation; what someone said
 
trad. (白話)
simp. (白话)
anagram 話白话白

Pronunciation 1

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Noun

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白話

  1. vernacular Chinese (as opposed to Classical Chinese); plain language
    五四時期盛行白話小說 [MSC, trad.]
    五四时期盛行白话小说 [MSC, simp.]
    Wǔsì shíqī shèngxíng báihuà xiǎoshuō. [Pinyin]
    During the May Fourth period, vernacular novels were popular.
  2. (chiefly Guangdong, Guangxi, rare in Hong Kong) Yue; Cantonese
    唔識白話 [Cantonese, trad.]
    唔识白话 [Cantonese, simp.]
    nei5 sik1 m4 sik1 gong2 baak6 waa6-2 gaa3? [Jyutping]
    Do you know Cantonese?
    南寧白話南宁白话  ―  Nánníng báihuà  ―  Nanning Cantonese
  3. (Eastern Min) proverb; common saying
  4. (Southern Min) local dialect
  5. (Zhangzhou Hokkien) Pe̍h-ōe-jī (a Latin alphabet-based orthography for Southern Min); POJ
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  • (Yue):
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Antonyms
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  • (antonym(s) of vernacular Chinese): 文言 (wényán)
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Pronunciation 2

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Noun

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白話

  1. empty words; meaningless talk
    指望今天原來空口白話 [MSC, trad.]
    指望今天原来空口白话 [MSC, simp.]
    Zhǐwàng nǐ jīntiān sòng qián lái, yuánlái shì kōngkǒu shuō báihuà. [Pinyin]
    I expected you to send money today, but it turned out to be empty talk.
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Pronunciation 3

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Noun

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白話

  1. (Hokkien) frank words
  2. (Zhangzhou Hokkien) lie; untruth
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Pronunciation 4

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Verb

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白話

  1. (regional) to chat
  2. (regional) to brag; to boast; to talk big
Synonyms
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  • (to chat): 聊天 (liáotiān)
  • (to brag):
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Vietnamese

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chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

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白話

  1. chữ Hán form of bạch thoại.