白粉

Chinese

		white; empty; blank white; empty; blank; bright; clear; plain; pure; gratuitous	dust; powder
trad. (白粉)		白	粉
simp. #(白粉)		白	粉
Literally: “white powder”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): báifěn

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄞˊ ㄈㄣˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): baak⁶ fan²
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): pe̍h-hún

  (Leizhou, Leizhou Pinyin): be⁶ hung²

• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ⁸baq-fen₅

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: báifěn
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄞˊ ㄈㄣˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: báifěn
    • Wade–Giles: pai²-fên³
    • Yale: bái-fěn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bairfeen
    • Palladius: байфэнь (bajfɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /paɪ̯³⁵ fən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: baak⁶ fan²
    • Yale: baahk fán
    • Cantonese Pinyin: baak⁹ fan²
    • Guangdong Romanization: bag⁶ fen²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /paːk̚² fɐn³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Singapore)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pe̍h-hún
    • Tâi-lô: pe̍h-hún
    • Phofsit Daibuun: peqhuon
    • IPA (Singapore): /pe(ʔ)⁴³⁻²¹ hun⁴²/
  • (Leizhou)
    • Leizhou Pinyin: be⁶ hung²
    • Sinological IPA: /pɛ³³ huŋ³¹/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁸baq-fen₅
    • MiniDict: bah^入 fen^去
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁵baq-fen₂
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /baʔ¹¹ fən²³/

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
6. (Zhongshan Hakka, Leizhou Min, Guilin Southern Min) chalk (for writing)

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 海洛因 (“heroin”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		海洛因, 海洛英
Mandarin	Beijing	白麵兒, 老海
	Taiwan	海洛因, 白粉
	Luoyang	白麵兒, 老海
	Xi'an	白麵兒
	Ürümqi	白麵兒
	Yangzhou	白麵子
	Singapore	白粉
	Dagudi (Maliba)	白粉
	Reshuitang (Longling)	白粉, 粉藥
	Mae Salong (Lancang)	白粉, 粉藥
	Mae Sai (Tengchong)	白粉
Cantonese	Guangzhou	白粉
	Hong Kong	海洛英, 白粉, 粉, 灰, 四仔
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	白粉
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	白粉
	Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	白粉
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	海洛英
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	白粉
	Móng Cái	白粉
Hakka	Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)	白粉
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	海洛因
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	海洛因
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	海洛因
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	海洛因
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	海洛因
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	海洛因
	Senai (Huiyang)	白粉
Jin	Taiyuan	料子
	Xinzhou	料子
Southern Min	Xiamen	海洛因
	Singapore (Hokkien)	白粉
	Chaozhou	白粉
	Shantou	白粉
	Jieyang	白粉
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	白粉
	Pontianak (Teochew)	下洛因
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	白粉
Wu	Danyang	白粉, 白麵
	Wenzhou	白粉

Dialectal synonyms of 粉筆 (“chalk (writing implement)”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		粉筆
Mandarin	Beijing	粉筆
	Taiwan	粉筆
	Tianjin	粉筆
	Chengde	粉筆
	Tangshan	粉筆
	Cangzhou	粉筆
	Baoding	粉筆
	Shijiazhuang	粉筆
	Chifeng	粉筆
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	粉筆
	Heihe	粉筆
	Qiqihar	粉筆
	Harbin	粉筆
	Jiamusi	粉筆
	Baicheng	粉筆
	Changchun	粉筆
	Tonghua	粉筆
	Shenyang	粉筆
	Dandong	粉筆
	Jinzhou	粉筆
	Dalian	粉筆
	Yantai	粉筆
	Yantai (Muping)	粉筆
	Qingdao	粉筆
	Lijin	粉筆
	Zhucheng	粉筆
	Jinan	粉筆
	Jining	粉筆
	Luoyang	粉筆, 粉墨
	Wanrong	粉筆
	Shangqiu	粉筆
	Yuanyang	粉筆
	Zhengzhou	粉筆
	Lingbao	粉筆
	Xinyang	粉筆
	Baihe	粉筆
	Hanzhong	粉筆
	Xi'an	粉筆, 粉錠兒
	Baoji	粉筆
	Yinchuan	粉筆, 粉錠子
	Tianshui	粉筆
	Lanzhou	粉筆, 粉錠子
	Dunhuang	粉筆
	Xining	粉筆
	Hami	粉筆
	Ürümqi	粉筆
	Wuhan	粉筆
	Yichang	粉筆, 粉條
	Xiangyang	粉筆
	Tianmen	粉筆, 粉條
	Hong'an	粉筆, 粉條, 粉墨
	Chengdu	粉筆, 白墨
	Nanchong	粉筆, 白墨
	Dazhou	粉筆, 白墨
	Hanyuan	粉筆, 白墨
	Xichang	粉筆
	Zigong	粉筆, 粉墨
	Chongqing	粉筆, 白墨, 粉墨
	Guiyang	粉筆
	Zunyi	粉筆
	Bijie	粉筆
	Liping	粉筆, 白墨
	Zhaotong	粉筆
	Dali	粉筆
Kunming	粉筆
Mengzi	粉筆
Guilin	粉筆
Liuzhou	粉筆
Nanning (Wuming)	粉筆
Jishou	粉筆
Changde	粉筆
Anqing	粉筆
Xuzhou	粉筆
Fuyang	粉筆, 粉條
Wuhu	粉筆
Yangzhou	粉筆
Lianyungang	粉筆
Lianshui	粉筆
Nanjing	粉筆
Hefei	粉筆
Nantong	粉筆
Singapore	粉筆
Cantonese	Guangzhou	粉筆
	Hong Kong	粉筆
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)	粉筆
	Macau	粉筆
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	粉筆
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	粉筆
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	粉筆
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	粉筆
	Foshan	粉筆
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	粉筆
	Foshan (Shunde)	粉筆
	Foshan (Sanshui)	粉筆
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	粉筆
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	粉筆
	Zhuhai (Qianshan)	粉筆
	Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka)	粉筆
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	粉筆
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	粉筆
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	粉筆
	Taishan	粉筆
	Taishan (Guanghai)	粉筆
	Kaiping (Chikan)	粉筆
	Enping (Niujiang)	粉筆
	Heshan (Yayao)	粉筆
	Dongguan	粉筆
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	粉筆
	Qinzhou	粉筆
	Mandalay (Taishan)	粉筆
Gan	Nanchang	粉筆
	Lichuan	粉筆
	Pingxiang	粉筆
Hakka	Meixian	粉筆
	Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)	粉筆
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	粉筆
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	粉筆
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	白粉
	Conghua (Lütian)	粉筆
	Yudu	粉筆
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	粉筆
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	粉筆
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	粉筆
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	粉筆
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	粉筆
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	粉筆
Huizhou	Jixi	粉筆
	Shexian	粉筆
Jin	Taiyuan	粉筆
	Yangyuan	粉筆
	Datong	粉筆
	Xinzhou	粉筆
	Lishi	粉筆
	Linfen	粉筆
	Changzhi	粉筆
	Linhe	粉筆
	Jining	粉筆
	Hohhot	粉筆
	Erenhot	粉筆
	Pingshan	粉筆
	Zhangjiakou	粉筆
	Handan	粉筆
	Linzhou	粉筆
	Suide	粉筆, 粉錠兒
Northern Min	Jian'ou	粉筆
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	白墨
Southern Min	Xiamen	粉筆
	Quanzhou	粉筆
	Jinjiang	粉筆
	Zhangzhou	粉筆
	Tainan	白墨粉
	Singapore (Hokkien)	粉筆
	Manila (Hokkien)	粉筆
	Guilin (Biyange)	白粉
	Leizhou	白粉
	Haikou	粉筆
Zhongshan Min	Shaxi (Longdu)	粉筆
	Sanxiang	粉筆
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	粉筆
Wu	Shanghai (Chongming)	粉筆
	Suzhou	粉筆
	Danyang	粉筆
	Hangzhou	粉筆
	Ningbo	粉筆
	Wenzhou	粉筆
	Jinhua	粉筆
Xiang	Changsha	粉條
	Loudi	粉筆, 粉筆條子

Derived terms

• 白粉仔
• 白粉佬
• 白粉友

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (白粉):

• → Japanese: 白粉(はくふん) (hakufun)
• → Korean: 백분(白粉) (baekbun)

Others:

• ⇒ Macanese: pacfanista

Japanese

Etymology 1

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

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

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.