# 白話
## Chinese
### Pronunciation 1

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): báihuà
    (Zhuyin): ㄅㄞˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): baak$^6$ waa$^{6-2}$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): bak$^5$ va$^{5*}$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): pha̍k-fa
* Eastern Min (BUC): băh-uâ
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): pe̍h-ōe / pe̍eh-ōa
    (Teochew, Peng'im): bêh$^8$ uê$^7$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^8$baq-gho
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: báihuà
*** Zhuyin: ㄅㄞˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: báihuà
*** Wade–Giles: pai$^2$-hua$^4$
*** Yale: bái-hwà
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bairhuah
*** Palladius: байхуа (bajxua)
*** Sinological IPA : /paɪ̯³⁵ xu̯ä⁵¹/
*** Homophones: [Show/Hide]$^{edit}$白化 白樺／白桦 白話／白话
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: baak$^6$ waa$^{6-2}$
*** Yale: baahk wá
*** Cantonese Pinyin: baak$^9$ waa$^{6-2}$
*** Guangdong Romanization: bag$^6$ wa$^{6-2}$
*** Sinological IPA : /paːk̚² waː²²⁻³⁵/
*** Homophones: $^{edit}$白話／白话 帛畫／帛画
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: bak$^5$ va$^{5*}$
*** Sinological IPA : /pak̚³² va³²⁻³²⁵/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: pha̍k-fa
*** Hakka Romanization System: pag fa
*** Hagfa Pinyim: pag$^6$ fa$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /pʰak̚⁵ fa⁵⁵/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: băh-uâ
*** Sinological IPA : /paʔ⁵⁻²¹ uɑ²⁴²/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pe̍h-ōe
*** Tâi-lô: pe̍h-uē
*** Phofsit Daibuun: peq'oe
*** IPA (Xiamen): /pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ ue²²/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ ue³³/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /pe(ʔ)²⁴⁻² ue⁴¹/
*** IPA (Taipei): /pe(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ ue³³/
** (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pe̍eh-ōa
*** Tâi-lô: pe̍eh-uā
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /pɛ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ ua²²/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: bêh$^8$ uê$^7$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: pe̍h uē
*** Sinological IPA : /peʔ⁴⁻² ue¹¹/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^8$baq-gho
*** MiniDict: bah$^入$ gho
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^5$baq-hho
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /baʔ¹¹ ɦo²³/

#### Noun

白話
* vernacular Chinese (as opposed to Classical Chinese); plain language
       Wǔsì shíqī shèngxíng báihuà xiǎoshuō. [Pinyin]
       During the May Fourth period, vernacular novels were popular.
* (chiefly Guangdong, Guangxi, rare in Hong Kong) Yue; Cantonese
       nei$^5$ sik$^1$ m$^4$ sik$^1$ gong$^2$ baak$^6$ waa$^{6-2}$ gaa$^3$? [Jyutping]
       Do you know Cantonese?
    南寧白話／南宁白话 ― Nánníng báihuà ― Nanning Cantonese
* (Eastern Min) proverb; common saying
* (Southern Min) local dialect
** 1883, Adele Marion Fielde, “白”, in A Pronouncing and Defining Dictionary of the Swatow Dialect, Arranged According to Syllables and Tones, Shanghai: American Presbyterian Mission Press:
       si$^6$ dan$^3$ bêh$^8$ uê$^7$ a$^1$ si$^6$ dan$^3$ guan$^1$ uê$^7$? [Peng'im]
       Are they speaking the vernacular or the court dialect?
* (Zhangzhou Hokkien) Pe̍h-ōe-jī (a Latin alphabet-based orthography for Southern Min); POJ

##### Synonyms

* (Yue):
* 廣東話／广东话 (guǎngdōnghuà)
* 廣東閒話／广东闲话 ($^5$kuaon-ton $^6$ghe-gho) (Wu)
* 粵方言／粤方言 (yuèfāngyán)
* 粵語／粤语 (yuèyǔ)
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 廣東話, 廣府話, 廣州話, 粵語 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 廣東話, 粵語 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 廣東話 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 廣東話 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 白話 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 白話, 廣州話, 廣府話, 粵語, 省城話 dated |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 廣東話, 粵語, 中文, 本地話, 廣府話 dated or technical |
| Cantonese | Macau | 廣東話, 中文 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 白話, 廣州話 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 廣府話, 廣東話 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 廣府話, 廣東話 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 廣東話, 中文, 唐話, 白話 |
| Cantonese | Mandalay (Taishan) | 省城話 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 廣府話 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 廣州話, 白話, 省城話 dated |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 本地話, 白話 |
| Hakka | Kuching (Hepo) | 廣東話 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 廣州話, 廣東話 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 廣府話, 廣東話 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 廣府話 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 廣東話, 鄉親話 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 廣州話, 廣東話, 粵語 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 廣府話, 廣州話, 白話 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 白話, 省城話 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 白話 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 廣府話 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 客話 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 廣東閒話 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 廣東閒話 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 廣東閒話 |
* (local dialect): 本地話／本地话 (běndìhuà); (Wu) 本地閒話／本地闲话
* (Pe̍h-ōe-jī): 白話字／白话字 (báihuàzì), 臺語羅馬字／台语罗马字 (táiyǔ luómǎzì), 教會羅馬字／教会罗马字 (Jiàohuì Luómǎzì), 教羅／教罗 (Jiàoluó)

##### Antonyms

* (antonym(s) of “vernacular Chinese”): 文言 (wényán)

##### Derived terms

* 白話字／白话字 (báihuàzì)
* 白話文／白话文 (báihuàwén)
* 白話詩／白话诗 (báihuàshī)

### Pronunciation 2

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): báihuà
    (Zhuyin): ㄅㄞˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): baak$^6$ waa$^6$ / baak$^6$ waa$^{6-2}$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): bak$^5$ va$^{5*}$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): pha̍k-fa
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pe̍h-ōe
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: báihuà
*** Zhuyin: ㄅㄞˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: báihuà
*** Wade–Giles: pai$^2$-hua$^4$
*** Yale: bái-hwà
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bairhuah
*** Palladius: байхуа (bajxua)
*** Sinological IPA : /paɪ̯³⁵ xu̯ä⁵¹/
*** Homophones: [Show/Hide]$^{edit}$白化 白樺／白桦 白話／白话
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: baak$^6$ waa$^6$ / baak$^6$ waa$^{6-2}$
*** Yale: baahk wah / baahk wá
*** Cantonese Pinyin: baak$^9$ waa$^6$ / baak$^9$ waa$^{6-2}$
*** Guangdong Romanization: bag$^6$ wa$^6$ / bag$^6$ wa$^{6-2}$
*** Sinological IPA : /paːk̚² waː²²/, /paːk̚² waː²²⁻³⁵/
*** Homophones: $^{edit}$白話／白话 帛畫／帛画
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: bak$^5$ va$^{5*}$
*** Sinological IPA : /pak̚³² va³²⁻³²⁵/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: pha̍k-fa
*** Hakka Romanization System: pag fa
*** Hagfa Pinyim: pag$^6$ fa$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /pʰak̚⁵ fa⁵⁵/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pe̍h-ōe
*** Tâi-lô: pe̍h-uē
*** Phofsit Daibuun: peq'oe
*** IPA (Taipei): /pe(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ ue³³/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ ue³³/

#### Noun

白話
* empty words; meaningless talk
       Zhǐwàng nǐ jīntiān sòng qián lái, yuánlái shì kōngkǒu shuō báihuà. [Pinyin]
       I expected you to send money today, but it turned out to be empty talk.

##### Synonyms

* 虛言／虚言 (xūyán)

##### Derived terms

* 空口說白話／空口说白话 (kōngkǒu shuō báihuà)
* 空口講白話／空口讲白话 (kōngkǒu jiǎng báihuà)

### Pronunciation 3

* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pe̍h-ōe / pe̍eh-ōa
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pe̍h-ōe
*** Tâi-lô: pe̍h-uē
*** Phofsit Daibuun: peq'oe
*** IPA (Xiamen): /pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ ue²²/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /pe(ʔ)²⁴⁻² ue⁴¹/
** (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pe̍eh-ōa
*** Tâi-lô: pe̍eh-uā
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /pɛ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ ua²²/

#### Noun

白話
* (Hokkien) frank words
* (Zhangzhou Hokkien) lie; untruth

##### Synonyms

* (lie):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 妄言, 妄語 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 謊言, 謊話, 假話, 誑言, 誑語, 誑話 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 謊皮, 詐語 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 謊話 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 騙話 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 謊屁流 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 謊話 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 謊 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 謊話 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 謊 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 大話 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 大話 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 大話 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 大話 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 大話 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 花蓼 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 花蓼, 虎膦 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 花蓼 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 花舌 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 花蓼 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 花舌 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 白賊, 白賊話 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 白賊, 白賊話 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 白賊, 白賊話, 白話 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 白賊話 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 騙話 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 騙話 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 白賊, 白賊話 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chaoyang) | 白落話 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 花嬲話 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 譀話 |

### Pronunciation 4

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): báihua
    (Zhuyin): ㄅㄞˊ ˙ㄏㄨㄚ
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: báihua
*** Zhuyin: ㄅㄞˊ ˙ㄏㄨㄚ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: báihuå
*** Wade–Giles: pai$^2$-hua$^5$
*** Yale: bái-hwa
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bair.hua
*** Palladius: байхуа (bajxua)
*** Sinological IPA : /paɪ̯³⁵ xu̯ä³/

#### Verb

白話
* (regional) to chat
* (regional) to brag; to boast; to talk big

##### Synonyms

* (to chat): 聊天 (liáotiān)
* (to brag):
* 口大 (kǒudà) (obsolete)
* 吹 (chuī) (colloquial)
* 吹噓／吹嘘 (chuīxū)
* 吹水 (chuīshuǐ) (chiefly Cantonese)
* 吹牛 (chuīniú) (colloquial)
* 吹牛三 ($^1$tshy $^6$gnieu-se) (Wu)
* 吹牛屄 (chuīniúbī)
* 吹牛皮 (chuī niúpí) (colloquial)
* 呾卵話／呾卵话 (dan$^3$ lang$^6$ uê$^7$) (Teochew)
* 喝仙 (hoah-sian) (Hokkien)
* 嗙虎膦 (phâng-fú-lín) (Southern Sixian Hakka)
* 嗙雞胲／嗙鸡胲 (phâng-kiê-kôi) (Hakka)
* 好臉／好脸 (Hokkien, Teochew)
* 拉空 (la$^1$ kang$^1$) (Teochew)
* 拉誧／拉𰵩 (la$^1$ pu$^2$) (Teochew)
* 放空 (pàng-khang) (Hokkien)
* 放臭屁 (pàng-chhàu-phùi) (Taiwanese Hokkien)
* 放風球／放风球 (pàng-hoang-kiû) (Quanzhou Hokkien)
* 放風龜／放风龟 (pàng-hong-ku) (Xiamen Hokkien)
* 歕雞胿／𬅫鸡胿 (pûn-ke-kui) (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien, Taiwanese Hokkien)
* 歕雞胲／𬅫鸡胲 (phùn-kiê-kôi) (Zhao'an Hakka)
* 相空 (siàng-khang) (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)
* 矜人 (jīnrén) (literary)
* 紅膏／红膏 (Puxian Min)
* 練扇空／练扇空 (liān-siàn-khang) (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
* 膨風／膨风 (phòng-hong) (Hokkien)
* 自矜 (zìjīn)
* 自誇／自夸 (zìkuā)
* 自詡／自诩 (zìxǔ)
* 表功 (biǎogōng) (to brag about one's contributions)
* 誇／夸 (kuā)
* 誇口／夸口 (kuākǒu)
* 誇喙／夸喙 (kuă-*chói) (Eastern Min)
* 誇耀／夸耀 (kuāyào)
* 說大話／说大话 (shuō dàhuà)
* 講嘐潲話／讲嘐潲话 (kóng hau-siâu-uē) (Hokkien)
* 講空／讲空 (kàng-khang) (Quanzhou Hokkien)
* 車大炮／车大炮 (Cantonese, Hakka, Teochew)
* 風龜／风龟 (hong-ku) (Hokkien)
* 鼓吹 (gǔchuī)

##### Derived terms

* 白話舌兒／白话舌儿

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