大白
daai6 baak6dà bái
English
- (of facts or truth) to become fully revealed; to come to light
- (old) wine cup
- (coll.) whiting (used in whitewash)
- (coll.) (neologism, attested by 2020) healthcare worker in a full-body protective suit (from the white robot Baymax in Disney's "Big Hero 6", called "大白" in Chinese)
Examples
遲早會直相大白。
Sooner or later, the truth'll come out.
Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY
真相終於大白。
At last, the truth became known to us.
Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY
真相很快就能大白了。
The truth will clear soon.
Tatoeba · bigfatpanda CC BY
在他的裁判下,真相終於大白。
The truth finally came out at his trial.
Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY
今天强盗大白天的就抢了另一家银行。
The thieves knocked off another bank today in a daytime robbery.
Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY
姐姐在市场买了一点茄子、土豆、丝瓜和大白菜。
Our sister bought some eggplants, potatoes, zucchinis and Chinese cabbage at the market.
Tatoeba · U2FS CC BY
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese