白板

Chinese

 
white; empty; blank
white; empty; blank; bright; clear; plain; pure; gratuitous
 
board; plank; plate
board; plank; plate; slab
trad. (白板) 白 板
simp. #(白板) 白 板

Pronunciation


Noun

白板

  1. whiteboard
  2. unpainted plank
  3. (mahjong) white dragon
  4. (philosophy) tabula rasa
  5. (Taiwan, pharmacology) methaqualone
  6. (Mainland China, humorous) novice; newb

Synonyms

  • (white dragon): 白皮 (báipí)

Descendants

  • → Japanese: 白板(パイパン) (paipan)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
白 板
パイ
Grade: 1
パン
Grade: 3
irregular

Borrowed from Mandarin 白板 (báibǎn, “whiteboard, white tile”).

Noun

白(パイ)板(パン) • (paipan) 

  1. The white Mahjong dragon tile without any markings.
  2. (figuratively, sex) name for the glabrousness of an individual, usually a female, who lacks pubic hair either naturally or due to removal.
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
白 板
はく
Grade: 1
ばん
Grade: 3
on’yomi

Noun

白(はく)板(ばん) • (hakuban) 

  1. whiteboard
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