laudatory term for a nurse; literally "angel in white"

warrior in white; medical personnel such as doctors and nurses who work on the front lines to save lives

The Buddhist Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, depicted wearing white robes and sitting on a white lotus; also known as [[白衣观音|白衣觀音|bai2 yi1 guan1 yin1]].

Describes the rapid and unpredictable changes in human affairs or the world, like clouds shifting from the shape of a white shirt into a gray dog; originally from Du Fu's poem "Ke Tan" ([[可叹|可嘆|ke3 tan4]])

The White-Robed Guanyin, a form of the bodhisattva [[观世音|觀世音|guan1 shi4 yin1]] depicted in white robes sitting on a white lotus; also worshipped as the patron deity of jade carvers.