白

bái · baak6 (Jyutping)

1. Bai ethnic group
2. white
3. in vain
4. free of charge
5. (bound form) (of facts, the truth, a situation) clear; evident (e.g. 真相大白[zhen1 xiang4 da4 bai2])
6. (bound form) plain; without additions (e.g. 白飯|白饭[bai2 fan4])
7. (bound form) to explain; to state (e.g. 辯白|辩白[bian4 bai2])
8. (bound form) to give a disdainful look (e.g. 白了他一眼[bai2 le5 ta1 yi1 yan3])
9. (bound form) vernacular (e.g. 白話|白话[bai2 hua4])
10. (bound form) spoken lines in opera (e.g. 念白[nian4 bai2])
11. (bound form) reactionary; anti-communist (e.g. 白區|白区[bai2 qu1])
12. surname Bai