白暗

Chinese

		white; empty; blank white; empty; blank; bright; clear; plain; pure; gratuitous	dark; gloomy; hidden dark; gloomy; hidden; secret
simp. and trad. (白暗)		白	暗

Etymology

See the etymology of 黑暗 (hēi'àn).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bái'àn

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄞˊ ㄢˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bái'àn
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄞˊ ㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bái-àn
    • Wade–Giles: pai²-an⁴
    • Yale: bái-àn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bairann
    • Palladius: байань (bajanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /paɪ̯³⁵ ˀän⁵¹/

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• Middle Chinese: baek 'omH

Rime
Character	白	暗
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	並 (3)	影 (34)
Final (韻)	陌 (113)	覃 (159)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	II	I
Fanqie	傍陌切	烏紺切
Baxter	baek	'omH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/bˠæk̚/	/ʔʌmH/
Pan Wuyun	/bᵚak̚/	/ʔəmH/
Shao Rongfen	/bak̚/	/ʔɒmH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/baɨjk̚/	/ʔəmH/
Li Rong	/bɐk̚/	/ʔᴀmH/
Wang Li	/bɐk̚/	/ɒmH/
Bernhard Karlgren	/bʱɐk̚/	/ʔămH/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	bó	àn
Expected Cantonese Reflex	bak6	am3

Noun

白暗

1. (obsolete) ivory

Synonyms

• 象牙 (xiàngyá)