粵

洗sai2白baak6

sai2 baak6xǐ bái

English

  1. to make sth clean and white
  2. (fig.) to whitewash
  3. to launder money
  4. whitewashing

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 改善某個人或者組織嘅形象,尤其是之前做過唔好嘅事

Examples

  • 唔好再洗白自己喇。唔通你冇做錯咩?

    Stop whitewashing yourself. Don't you realize your mistake at all?

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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