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大daai6白baak6

daai6 baak6dà bái

English

  1. (of facts or truth) to become fully revealed; to come to light
  2. (old) wine cup
  3. (coll.) whiting (used in whitewash)
  4. (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

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