白刃

Chinese

		white; empty; blank white; empty; blank; bright; clear; plain; pure; gratuitous	edge of blade
trad. (白刃)		白	刃
simp. ^#(白刃)		白	刃

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): báirèn

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄞˊ ㄖㄣˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): baak⁶ jan⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: báirèn
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄞˊ ㄖㄣˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: báirèn
  - Wade–Giles: pai²-jên⁴
  - Yale: bái-rèn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bairrenn
  - Palladius: байжэнь (bajžɛnʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /paɪ̯³⁵ ʐən⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: baak⁶ jan⁶
  - Yale: baahk yahn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: baak⁹ jan⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: bag⁶ yen⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /paːk̚² jɐn²²/

Noun

白刃

(literary) sharp sword; naked sword
(literary, metonymic) person with a sword
(literary, figuratively) war; invasion

Synonyms

(war):

兵戈 (bīnggē) (literary)
兵戎 (bīngróng) (literary)
兵火 (bīnghuǒ) (figurative)
兵革 (bīnggé)
戎機 / 戎机 (róngjī) (literary)
戰 / 战 (zhàn)
戰伐 / 战伐 (zhànfá) (literary)
戰火 / 战火 (zhànhuǒ) (figurative)
戰爭 / 战争 (zhànzhēng)

Antonyms

(antonym(s) of “war”):

和平 (hépíng)

Derived terms

白刃戰 / 白刃战 (báirènzhàn)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
白	刃
しら Grade: 1	は Grade: S
kun'yomi

Kanji in this term
白	刃
はく Grade: 1	じん Grade: S
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) しらは [shìráhá] (Heiban – [0])
IPA^(key): [ɕiɾa̠ha̠]

(Tokyo) はくじん [hàkújíń] (Heiban – [0])
IPA^(key): [ha̠kɯ̟ʑĩɴ]

Noun

白(しら)刃(は) or 白(はく)刃(じん) • (shiraha or hakujin)

(literary) a sharp sword; a naked sword