白虎
Chinese
white; empty; blank white; empty; blank; bright; clear; plain; pure; gratuitous |
tiger | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (白虎) | 白 | 虎 | |
| simp. #(白虎) | 白 | 虎 | |
| Literally: “white tiger”. | |||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): baak6 fu2
- Southern Min
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: báihǔ
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄞˊ ㄏㄨˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: báihǔ
- Wade–Giles: pai2-hu3
- Yale: bái-hǔ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bairhuu
- Palladius: байху (bajxu)
- Sinological IPA (key): /paɪ̯³⁵ xu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: baak6 fu2
- Yale: baahk fú
- Cantonese Pinyin: baak9 fu2
- Guangdong Romanization: bag6 fu2
- Sinological IPA (key): /paːk̚² fuː³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pe̍h-hó͘
- Tâi-lô: pe̍h-hóo
- Phofsit Daibuun: peqhor
- IPA (Xiamen): /pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ hɔ⁵³/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /pe(ʔ)²⁴⁻² hɔ⁵⁵⁴/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /pe(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ hɔ⁵³/
- IPA (Taipei): /pe(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ hɔ⁵³/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ hɔ⁴¹/
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: bêh8 houn2
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: pe̍h hóuⁿ
- Sinological IPA (key): /peʔ⁴⁻² hõũ⁵²/
- (Hokkien)
Proper noun
白虎
- (Chinese mythology) White Tiger (one of the Four Symbols of the Chinese constellations)
- (Chinese mythology) White Tiger (god of the West in Chinese mythology)
- (Chinese mythology) evil spirit
- (~村) Baihu (a village in Wulipu, Shayang, Jingmen, Hubei, China)
Noun
白虎
- Alternative name for 石灰 (shíhuī, “lime”).
- Alternative name for 豆腐 (dòufu, “tofu; bean curd”).
- (figurative, slang) woman without pubic hair; shaved pussy
Synonyms
- (woman): 白虎女 (báihǔnü)
Descendants
Derived terms
- 白虎幡
- 白虎星 (báihǔxīng)
- 白虎觀 / 白虎观
- 白虎風 / 白虎风
Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 白 | 虎 |
| びゃく > びゃっ Grade: 1 |
こ Grade: S |
| goon | kan'on |
From Chinese 白虎 (báihǔ) (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
Noun
白虎 • (byakko) ←びやくこ (byakuko)?
Proper noun
白虎 • (Byakko) ←びやくこ (Byakuko)?
- White Tiger, one of the Four Symbols in the Chinese constellations
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 白 | 虎 |
| はく > はっ Grade: 1 |
こ Grade: S |
| kan'on | |
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ha̠k̚ko̞]
Noun
Proper noun
- White Tiger, one of the Four Symbols in the Chinese constellations
See also
- 青竜 (Seiryū, “Azure Dragon”)
- 玄武 (Genbu, “Black Tortoise”)
- 朱雀 (Suzaku, “Vermilion Bird”)
- 黄竜 (Kōryū, “Yellow Dragon”)
See also
- 白虎 on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ja
- White Tiger on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
References
Korean
| Hanja in this term | |
|---|---|
| 白 | 虎 |
Proper noun
白虎 • (Baekho) (hangeul 백호)
- hanja form? of 백호 (“White Tiger, one of the Four Symbols in the Chinese constellations”)
Vietnamese
| chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
|---|---|
| 白 | 虎 |
Proper noun
白虎
- chữ Hán form of Bạch Hổ (“White Tiger, one of the Four Symbols in the Chinese constellations”)