白粉

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Chinese[edit]

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

Pronunciation 1[edit]


Noun[edit]

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
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Descendants[edit]
Sino-Xenic (白粉):
  • Japanese: 白粉(はくふん) (hakufun)
  • Korean: 백분(白粉) (baekbun)
  • Macanese: pacfanista
  • Pronunciation 2[edit]


    Noun[edit]

    白粉

    1. (Leizhou Min, Guilin Southern Min) chalk
    Synonyms[edit]

    Japanese[edit]

    Etymology 1[edit]

    Kanji in this term
    Grade: 1 Grade: 5
    irregular

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    Noun[edit]

    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[edit]

    Kanji in this term
    しら
    Grade: 1

    Grade: 5
    kun’yomi

    (white) +‎ (powder)

    Noun[edit]

    (しら)() 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.