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白話

Pronunciation: /paɪ̯³⁵ xu̯ä⁵¹/

“白話” is a Chinese word. Its 10 meanings in English:

noun

  1. vernacular Chinese (as opposed to Classical Chinese); plain language
  2. Yue; Cantonese
  3. proverb; common saying
  4. local dialect
  5. Pe̍h-ōe-jī (a Latin alphabet-based orthography for Southern Min); POJ
  6. empty words; meaningless talk
  7. frank words
  8. lie; untruth

verb

  1. to chat
  2. to brag; to boast; to talk big
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