白老鼠

Chinese

		white; empty; blank white; empty; blank; bright; clear; plain; pure; gratuitous	mouse and rat in general; cunning, deceitful person
trad. (白老鼠)		白	老鼠
simp. #(白老鼠)		白	老鼠

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): báilǎoshǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄞˊ ㄌㄠˇ ㄕㄨˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): baak⁶ lou⁵ syu²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: báilǎoshǔ [Phonetic: báiláoshǔ]
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄞˊ ㄌㄠˇ ㄕㄨˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: báilǎoshǔ
    • Wade–Giles: pai²-lao³-shu³
    • Yale: bái-lǎu-shǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bairlaoshuu
    • Palladius: байлаошу (bajlaošu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /paɪ̯³⁵ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: baak⁶ lou⁵ syu²
    • Yale: baahk lóuh syú
    • Cantonese Pinyin: baak⁹ lou⁵ sy²
    • Guangdong Romanization: bag⁶ lou⁵ xu²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /paːk̚² lou̯¹³ syː³⁵/

Noun

白老鼠

1. laboratory rat; lab rat
2. (figurative) lab rat; guinea pig; experimental subject

Synonyms

• 小白鼠 (xiǎobáishǔ)