白湯

白湯

See also: 白汤

Chinese

		white; empty; blank white; empty; blank; bright; clear; plain; pure; gratuitous	soup; hot water
trad. (白湯)		白	湯
simp. (白汤)		白	汤

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): báitāng

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄞˊ ㄊㄤ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): baak⁶ tong¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: báitāng
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄞˊ ㄊㄤ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bairtang
    • IPA ^(key): /paɪ̯³⁵ tʰɑŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: baak⁶ tong¹
    • Yale: baahk tōng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: baak⁹ tong¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: bag⁶ tong¹
    • IPA ^(key): /paːk̚² tʰɔːŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

白湯

1. clear soup; unflavoured soup; soup made without soy sauce; unseasoned meat soup
2. (obsolete) Alternative name for 白開水／白开水 (báikāishuǐ, “plain boiled water”).

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
白	湯
さ Grade: 1	ゆ Grade: 3
Irregular

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) さ​ゆ [sáꜜyù] (Atamadaka – [1])[1][2]
• (Tokyo) さゆ​ [sàyúꜜ] (Odaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [sa̠jɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

白湯 (hiragana さゆ, rōmaji sayu)

1. plain hot, boiled water for drinking

   白 (さ)湯 (ゆ)を飲 (の)むだけで痩 (や)せる。

   Sayu o nomu dake de yaseru.

   You lose weight simply by drinking hot water.

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
白	湯
しら Grade: 1	ゆ Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

• Kun’yomi
  • IPA^(key): [ɕiɾa̠jɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

白湯 (hiragana しらゆ, rōmaji shirayu)

1. plain hot water

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
白	湯
はく Grade: 1	とう Grade: 3
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • IPA^(key): [ha̠kɯ̟ᵝto̞ː]

Noun

白湯 (hiragana はくとう, rōmaji hakutō)

1. plain hot water
2. a routine, regular hot bath (as opposed to a medicated bath)

References

1. 1974, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Second Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō
2. Hirayama, Tetsuo (1960) 全国アクセント辞典 (Nationwide Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: 東京堂,.