白粉

Chinese

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Pronunciation 1

Noun

白粉

  1. face powder (or any other white cosmetic powder)
  2. white chalk; white paint
  3. face paint
  4. white flour
  5. (informal) heroin
Synonyms

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Derived terms
Descendants
Sino-Xenic (白粉):
  • → Japanese: Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
  • → Korean: 백분(白粉) (baekbun)

Pronunciation 2

  • Min Nan
    • (Leizhou)
      • Leizhou Pinyin: be6 hung2
      • Sinological IPA: /pɛ³³ huŋ³¹/

Noun

白粉

  1. (Leizhou Min, Guilin Min Nan) chalk
Synonyms

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Japanese

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
白 粉
Grade: 1 Grade: 5
irregular

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Noun

白粉(おしろい) • (oshiroi) 

  1. (cometics) powder, face powder, white powder used as a base for cosmetics
    紅白粉(べにおしろい)
    beni oshiroi
    rouge and powder; make-up

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
白 粉
しら
Grade: 1		 こ
Grade: 5
kun’yomi

白 (“white”) +‎ 粉 (“powder”)

Noun

白(しら)粉(こ) or 白粉(はくふん) • (shirako or hakufun) 

  1. bloom, a powdery coating on the surface of certain fruit, such as grapes or plums
    ブドウに白粉(しらこ)がふいた。
    Budō ni shirako ga fuita.
    Bloom formed on the grapes.
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