白蓮

白蓮

Chinese

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): báilián

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄞˊ ㄌㄧㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): baak⁶ lin⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: báilián
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄞˊ ㄌㄧㄢˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bairlian
    • IPA ^(key): /paɪ̯³⁵ li̯ɛn³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: baak⁶ lin⁴
    • Yale: baahk lìhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: baak⁹ lin⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: bag⁶ lin⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /päːk̚² liːn²¹/

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• Middle Chinese: /bˠæk̚  len/▼

Rime
Character	白	蓮
Reading #	1/1	1/2
Initial (聲)	並 (3)	來 (37)
Final (韻)	陌 (113)	先 (85)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	II	IV
Fanqie	傍陌切	落賢切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/bˠæk̚/	/len/
Pan Wuyun	/bᵚak̚/	/len/
Shao Rongfen	/bak̚/	/lɛn/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/baɨjk̚/	/lɛn/
Li Rong	/bɐk̚/	/len/
Wang Li	/bɐk̚/	/lien/
Bernard Karlgren	/bʱɐk̚/	/lien/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	bó	lián

Etymology 1

		white; empty; blank white; empty; blank; bright; clear; plain; pure; gratuitous	lotus
trad. (白蓮)		白	蓮
simp. (白莲)		白	莲

Noun

白蓮

1. white lotus
2. white lotus-shaped lamp

Derived terms

白蓮教／白莲教 (Báiliánjiào) 白蓮會／白莲会

白蓮池／白莲池 白蓮社／白莲社

Etymology 2

		phonetic
trad. (白蓮)		白	蓮
simp. (白莲)		白	莲

Proper noun

白蓮

1. name of an ancient state; probably located in modern Bahrain