白布

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Chinese

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white; empty; blank
white; empty; blank; bright; clear; plain; pure; gratuitous
 
to declare; to announce; to spread
to declare; to announce; to spread; to make known; spread; (cotton) cloth
 
simp. and trad.
(白布)

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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白布

  1. plain white cloth; calico

Etymology 2

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According to Liu Pansui (劉盼遂), this is a disyllabic morpheme (連綿字) of the same derivation as 跋扈 (báhù), 抪扈, etc.

Adjective

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白布

  1. (obsolete) domineering; bullying; bossy