白虎

白虎

Chinese

		white; empty; blank white; empty; blank; bright; clear; plain; pure; gratuitous	tiger
trad. (白虎)		白	虎
simp. #(白虎)		白	虎
Literally: “white tiger”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): báihǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄞˊ ㄏㄨˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): baak⁶ fu²
• Min Nan

  (Hokkien, POJ): pe̍h-hó͘

  (Teochew, Peng'im): bêh⁸ houn²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: báihǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄞˊ ㄏㄨˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: báihǔ
    • Wade–Giles: pai²-hu³
    • Yale: bái-hǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bairhuu
    • Palladius: байху (bajxu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /paɪ̯³⁵ xu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: baak⁶ fu²
    • Yale: baahk fú
    • Cantonese Pinyin: baak⁹ fu²
    • Guangdong Romanization: bag⁶ fu²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /paːk̚² fuː³⁵/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pe̍h-hó͘
    • Tâi-lô: pe̍h-hóo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: peqhor
    • IPA (Xiamen): /pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ hɔ⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /pe(ʔ)²⁴⁻² hɔ⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /pe(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ hɔ⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /pe(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ hɔ⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ hɔ⁴¹/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: bêh⁸ houn²
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: pe̍h hóuⁿ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /peʔ⁴⁻² hõũ⁵²/

Proper noun

白虎

1. (Chinese mythology) White Tiger (one of the Four Symbols of the Chinese constellations)
2. (Chinese mythology) White Tiger (god of the West in Chinese mythology)
3. (Chinese mythology) evil spirit
4. (～村) Baihu (a village in Wulipu, Shayang, Jingmen, Hubei, China)

Noun

白虎

1. Alternative name for 石灰 (shíhuī, “lime”).
2. Alternative name for 豆腐 (dòufu, “tofu; bean curd”).
3. (figurative, slang) woman without pubic hair; shaved pussy

Synonyms

• (woman): 白虎女

Derived terms

白虎幡 白虎星 (báihǔxīng)

白虎觀／白虎观 白虎風／白虎风

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
白	虎
びゃく > びゃっ Grade: 1	こ Grade: S
goon	kan’on

From Chinese 白虎(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
• (Tokyo) びゃ​っこ [byáꜜkkò] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
• IPA^(key): [bʲa̠k̚ko̞]

Noun

白(びゃっ)虎(こ) • (byakko) ^{←びやくこ (byakuko)?}

1. white tiger (tiger with white fur)

Proper noun

白(びゃっ)虎(こ) • (Byakko) ^{←びやくこ (byakuko)?}

1. White Tiger, one of the Four Symbols in the Chinese constellations

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
白	虎
はく > はっ Grade: 1	こ Grade: S
kan’on

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ha̠k̚ko̞]

Noun

白(はっ)虎(こ) • (hakko) ^{←はくこ (fakuko)?}

1. white tiger (tiger with white fur)

Proper noun

白(はっ)虎(こ) • (Hakko) ^{←はくこ (fakuko)?}

1. White Tiger, one of the Four Symbols in the Chinese constellations

See also

• 青(せい)竜(りゅう) (Seiryū, “Azure Dragon”)
• 玄(げん)武(ぶ) (Genbu, “Black Tortoise”)
• 朱(す)雀(ざく) (Suzaku, “Vermilion Bird”)
• 黄(こう)竜(りゅう) (Kōryū, “Yellow Dragon”)

See also

• 白虎 on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ja
• White Tiger on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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Korean

Hanja in this term
白	虎

Proper noun

白虎 • (Baekho) (hangeul 백호)

1. Hanja form^? of 백호 (“White Tiger, one of the Four Symbols in the Chinese constellations”).

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Vietnamese

Hán tự in this term
白	虎

Proper noun

白虎

1. chữ Hán form of Bạch Hổ (“White Tiger, one of the Four Symbols in the Chinese constellations”).