míng bai
clear
obvious
unequivocal
to understand
to realize
mín jiā
minka
commoner's house
Bai ethnic group
Bīng Jiā
Military School of Thought, one of the Hundred Schools of Thought 諸子百家|诸子百家[Zhū zǐ Bǎi Jiā] of the Warring States Period (475-220BC)
Bǎi
surname Bai
Taiwan pr. [Bo2]
Bái Jū yì
Bai Juyi (772-846), Tang dynasty poet
Lǐ Bái
Li Bai (701-762), famous Tang Dynasty poet
Xiáng yún
Xiangyun county in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州[Da4 li3 Bai2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan
bái bái
in vain
to no purpose
for nothing
white
Yún lóng
Yunlong district of Xuzhou city 徐州市[Xu2 zhou1 shi4], Jiangsu
Yunlong county in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州[Da4 li3 Bai2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan
bài bài
bye-bye (loanword)
worshipping festival (Taiwan)
to worship (the gods)(Taiwan)
Dà lǐ
Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州 in Yunnan
nòng míng bai
to figure out how to do something
bù tài míng bai
(question is) not completely clear
I don't get it
Xiǎo shuō Jiā
School of Minor-talks, one of the Hundred Schools of Thought 諸子百家|诸子百家[Zhū zǐ Bǎi Jiā] during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC)
Yǒng píng
Yongping county in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州[Da4 li3 Bai2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan
Dà lǐ zhōu
abbr. for 大理白族自治州, Dali Bai autonomous prefecture in Yunnan
Dà lǐ shì
Dali city, capital of Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州 in Yunnan
pí pa xíng
Song of the Pipa Player, long poem by Tang poet Bai Juyi 白居易
Lǚ shì chūn qiū
lit “Mr Lü's Spring and Autumn (Annals)”, compendium of the philosophies of the Hundred Schools of Thought諸子百家|诸子百家 [Zhū zǐ Bǎi Jiā], compiled around 239 BC under the patronage of Qin Dynasty 秦代[Qín Dài] Chancellor Lü Buwei.呂不韋|吕不韦[Lǚ Bù wéi]
Dà lǐ Bái zú zì zhì zhōu
Dali Bai autonomous prefecture in Yunnan
Bái Xiān yǒng
Bai Xianyong (1937-), Chinese-Taiwanese-US novelist of Hui descent
Jiàn chuān
Jianchuan county in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州[Da4 li3 Bai2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan
Hè qìng
Heqing county in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州[Da4 li3 Bai2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan
Bīn chuān
Binchuan county in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州[Da4 li3 Bai2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan
Bái Chóng xǐ
Bai Chongxi (1893-1966), a leader of Guangxi warlord faction, top Nationalist general, played important role in Chiang Kaishek's campaigns 1926-1949
Bái Qǐ
Bai Qi (-258 BC), famous general of Qin 秦國|秦国, the victor at 長平|长平 in 260 BC
same as 公孫起|公孙起
Ěr yuán
Eryuan county in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州[Da4 li3 Bai2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan
Lán píng
Lanping Bai and Pumi autonomous county in Nujiang Lisu autonomous prefecture 怒江傈僳族自治州[Nu4 jiang1 Li4 su4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1] in northwest Yunnan
shū bai
(of cousins) descending from the same grandfather or great-grandfather
bái sù zhēn
(name of a person) Bai Suzhen, from Madam White Snake
Mí dù
Midu county in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州[Da4 li3 Bai2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan
mài tàn wēng
the old charcoal seller, poem by Tang poet Bai Juyi 白居易
Bīn chuān xiàn
Binchuan county in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州[Da4 li3 Bai2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan
Xiáng yún xiàn
Xiangyun county in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州[Da4 li3 Bai2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan
Mí dù xiàn
Midu county in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州[Da4 li3 Bai2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan
Bái Pǔ
Bai Pu (1226-1306), Yuan dynasty dramatist in the 雜劇|杂剧 tradition of musical comedy, one of the Four Great Yuan dramatists 元曲四大家
Hè qìng xiàn
Heqing county in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州[Da4 li3 Bai2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan
Ěr yuán xiàn
Eryuan county in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州[Da4 li3 Bai2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan
bǎi lì tián
Baileys Irish Cream (brand of alcoholic drink)
see also 百利甜酒[bǎi lì tián jǐu]
Yún lóng xiàn
Yunlong county in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州[Da4 li3 Bai2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan
Jiàn chuān xiàn
Jianchuan county in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州[Da4 li3 Bai2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan
Yǒng píng xiàn
Yongping county in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州[Da4 li3 Bai2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan
Wēi shān xiàn
Weishan Yi and Hui autonomous county in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州[Da4 li3 Bai2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan
Lán píng xiàn
Lanping Bai and Pumi autonomous county in Nujiang Lisu autonomous prefecture 怒江傈僳族自治州[Nu4 jiang1 Li4 su4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1] in northwest Yunnan
Lóng lín Gè zú zì zhì xiàn
Longlin various ethnic groups autonomous county in Baise 百色[Bǎi sè], Guangxi
Lǐ Wá zhuàn
Tale of courtesan Li Wa, novel by Tang writer Bai Xingjian 白行簡|白行简 along the lines of La Traviata, favorite opera plot
Yuán qǔ sì dà jiā
Four great Yuan dramatists, namely: Guan Hanqing 關漢卿|关汉卿[Guan1 Han4 qing1], Zheng Guangzu 鄭光祖|郑光祖[Zheng4 Guang1 zu3], Ma Zhiyuan 馬致遠|马致远[Ma3 Zhi4 yuan3] and Bai Pu 白樸|白朴[Bai2 Pu3]
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