白粉

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Chinese

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white; empty; blank
white; empty; blank; bright; clear; plain; pure; gratuitous
 
dust; powder
trad. (白粉)
simp. #(白粉)
Literally: “white powder”.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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白粉

  1. face powder (or any other white cosmetic powder)
  2. white chalk; white paint
  3. face paint
  4. white flour
  5. (informal) heroin
  6. (Zhongshan Hakka, Leizhou Min, Guilin Southern Min) chalk (for writing)

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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Sino-Xenic (白粉):
  • Japanese: 白粉(はくふん) (hakufun)
  • Korean: 백분(白粉) (baekbun)

Others:

Japanese

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Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term
Grade: 1 Grade: 5
irregular

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Noun

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白粉(おしろい) (oshiroi

  1. (cometics) powder, face powder, white powder used as a base for cosmetics
    紅白粉(べにおしろい)
    beni oshiroi
    rouge and powder; make-up

Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term
しら
Grade: 1

Grade: 5
kun'yomi

(white) +‎ (powder)

Noun

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(しら)() or 白粉(はくふん) (shirako or hakufun

  1. bloom, a powdery coating on the surface of certain fruit, such as grapes or plums
    ブドウに白粉(しらこ)がふいた。
    Budō ni shirako ga fuita.
    Bloom formed on the grapes.