白衣天使

白衣天使

Chinese

		white; empty; blank white; empty; blank; bright; clear; plain; pure; gratuitous	gown; clothes; to dress gown; clothes; to dress; to wear	angel; emissary of the emperor
simp. and trad. (白衣天使)		白	衣	天使
Literally: “an angel dressed in white”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): báiyī tiānshǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄞˊ ㄧ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄕˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): baak⁶ ji¹ tin¹ si³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: báiyī tiānshǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄞˊ ㄧ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄕˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bairi tianshyy
    • Tongyong Pinyin: báiyi tianshǐh
    • IPA ^(key): /paɪ̯³⁵ i⁵⁵ tʰjɛn⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: baak⁶ ji¹ tin¹ si³
    • Yale: baahk yī tīn si
    • Cantonese Pinyin: baak⁹ ji¹ tin¹ si³
    • Guangdong Romanization: bag⁶ yi¹ tin¹ xi³
    • IPA ^(key): /päːk̚² jiː⁵⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵ siː³³/

Noun

白衣天使

1. (exalted) nurse; doctors and nurses