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白話
  baak6 waa6*2   jyutping
  bai2 hua4   pinyin
[1] vernacular | [antonym] 文言
[2] alternative name of "Cantonese"
[3] empty promise; groundless talk
[4] small talk; chat; chitchat

noun

Level: 2   Google Frequency: 576,000

This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
白話 / 白话

This word has been viewed 5374 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by s.m. on 10th Oct 2004 23:25 and last edited on 18th Apr 2014 11:18
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Characters in this word:

 baak6  -  white; clear; pure
 waa6 waa2  -  word; talk; speak; language

7 compounds containing this word:

白話文 - Vernacular Chinese
空口白話 - empty promises
空口說白話 - to make empty promises
粵語白話文 - written Cantonese
越南白話 - Vietnamese Cantonese vernacular
空口講白話 - all talk no action; pay lip service to
空口說白話 - all talk no action; pay lip service to
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