bái​dì

empty land

  • created sense approved 白地 · bái​dì · empty land — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    白地

    bái​dì

    empty land

    empty land with no crops, trees, or buildings; fallow field or barren land

    白 (literal) → 白 · bái · plain 地 (literal) → 地 · dì · earth

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  • created sense approved 白地 · bái​dì · white background — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    白地

    bái​dì

    white background

    white base color or background of cloth, paper, or porcelain upon which patterns are printed or added

    白 (literal) → 白 · bái · white 地 (literal) → 地 · dì · background

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  • created sense approved 白地 · bái​dì · for no reason — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    白地

    bái​dì

    for no reason

    (literary) for no reason at all; in vain; out of thin air

    白 (literal) → 白 · bái · [vain] 地 (literal) → 地 · dì · [adverbial suffix]

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