白話

See also: 白话

Chinese

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

Pronunciation 1


Noun

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
    你識唔識講白話㗎? [Cantonese, trad.]
    你识唔识讲白话㗎? [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
Synonyms
  • (Yue):
Antonyms
  • (antonym(s) of “vernacular Chinese”): 文言 (wényán)
Derived terms

Pronunciation 2


Noun

白話

  1. empty words; meaningless talk
    指望你今天送錢來,原來是空口說白話。 [MSC, trad.]
    指望你今天送钱来,原来是空口说白话。 [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.
Synonyms
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Pronunciation 3


Noun

白話

  1. (Hokkien) frank words
  2. (Zhangzhou Hokkien) lie; untruth
Synonyms
  • (lie):

Pronunciation 4


Verb

白話

  1. (regional) to chat
  2. (regional) to brag; to boast; to talk big
Synonyms
  • (to chat): 聊天 (liáotiān)
  • (to brag):
Derived terms
  • 白話舌兒/白话舌儿

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
白話

Noun

白話

  1. chữ Hán form of bạch thoại.
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