白白了

Chinese

		in vain; to no purpose; for nothing in vain; to no purpose; for nothing; unsuccessfully; without compensation; without payment	to know; to understand; (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) to know; to understand; (modal particle intensifying preceding clause); (completed action marker)
simp. and trad. (白白了)		白白	了

Pronunciation

Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pe̍h-pe̍h-liáu / pe̍eh-pe̍eh-liáu

Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pe̍h-pe̍h-liáu
  - Tâi-lô: pe̍h-pe̍h-liáu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: peqpeqliao
  - IPA (Xiamen): /pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ liau⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /pe(ʔ)²⁴⁻² pe(ʔ)²⁴⁻² liau⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ liau⁴¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /pe(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ pe(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ liau⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pe̍eh-pe̍eh-liáu
  - Tâi-lô: pe̍eh-pe̍eh-liáu
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /pɛ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ pɛ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ liau⁵³/

Verb

白白了

(Hokkien) to waste (time, energy, effort, etc.)

Synonyms

加了 (Hokkien, chiefly money)
干了 (Hokkien, chiefly money)
抖落 (dǒuluò)
折騰／折腾 (zhēteng) (colloquial)
拋荒／抛荒 (pāohuāng)
揮霍／挥霍 (huīhuò)
曠廢／旷废 (kuàngfèi)
枉費／枉费 (wǎngfèi)
浪費／浪费 (làngfèi)
無彩／无彩 (Hokkien)
白了 (Hokkien)
白費／白费 (báifèi)
空費／空费 (kōngfèi)
糟蹋 (zāotà)
耽誤／耽误 (chiefly time)
荒廢／荒废 (huāngfèi)
虛耗／虚耗 (xūhào)
靡費／靡费 (mífèi) (formal)

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