大白 [－－]

Jyutping daai6 baak6
Pinyin dà bái

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    chalk; whiting
  2. noun, colloquial, neologism
    dabai (medic or police officer wearing a biosafety suit)
  3. verb
    to be completely revealed; to be thoroughly clear
    • 大白於天下
      大白于天下
      dà bái yú tiān xià
      to be completely revealed to the world
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）

大白 [－－]

Jyutping
Pinyin dà bái

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to be revealed
  2. to come out (of the truth)
  3. chalk (for whitening walls)
  4. (old) wine cup
  5. (neologism c. 2021) healthcare worker or volunteer in full-body PPE (esp. during the COVID-19 pandemic) (from the 2014 Disney version of the Marvel Comics character Baymax, whose Chinese name is 大白)
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    在他的裁判下，真相终于大白。
    在他的裁判下，真相終於大白。
    zài tā de cái pàn xià ， zhēn xiàng zhōng yú dà bái 。
    • The truth finally came out at his trial.
  2. Mandarin
    姐姐在市场买了一点茄子、土豆、丝瓜和大白菜。
    姐姐在市場買了一點茄子、土豆、絲瓜和大白菜。
    jiě jie zài shì chǎng mǎi le yī diǎn qié zi 、 tǔ dòu 、 sī guā hé dà bái cài 。
    • Our sister bought some eggplants, potatoes, zucchinis and Chinese cabbage at the market.
  3. Mandarin
    今天强盗大白天的就抢了另一家银行。
    今天強盜大白天的就搶了另一家銀行。
    jīn tiān qiáng dào dà bái tiān de jiù qiǎng le lìng yī jiā yín háng 。
    • The thieves knocked off another bank today in a daytime robbery.
  4. Mandarin
    真相终于大白。
    真相終於大白。
    zhēn xiàng zhōng yú dà bái 。
    • At last, the truth became known to us.
  5. Mandarin
    真相很快就能大白了。
    真相很快就能大白了。
    zhēn xiàng hěn kuài jiù néng dà bái le 。
    • The truth will clear soon.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    迟早会直相大白。
    遲早會直相大白。
    ci4 zou2 wui5 zik6 soeng1 daai6 baak6 。
    • Sooner or later, the truth'll come out.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    大白象工程
    大白象工程
    daai6 baak6 zoeng6 gung1 cing4
    • white elephant (project)
  2. Cantonese
    区议员表示政府应该尽量避免得物无所用嘅大白象 工程。
    區議員表示政府應該盡量避免得物無所用嘅大白象 工程。
    keoi1 ji5 jyun4 biu2 si6 zing3 fu2 jing1 goi1 zeon6 loeng6 bei6 min5 dak1 mat6 mou4 so2 jung6 ge3 daai6 baak6 zoeng6 gung1 cing4.
    • District council member said that the government should avoid acquiring white-elephant projects.
  3. Cantonese
    佢喺报章撰文批评大白象工程。
    佢喺報章撰文批評大白象工程。
    keoi5 hai2 bou3 zoeng1 zaan3 man4 pai1 ping4 daai6 baak6 zoeng6 gung1 cing4.
    • He wrote an article criticizing "white elephants" on the newspaper.
  4. Cantonese
    大白鲨
    大白鯊
    daai6 baak6 saa1
    • great white shark
  5. Cantonese
    警方调查咗两个月，单案终于真相大白。
    警方調查咗兩個月，單案終於真相大白。
    • After two months of investigation by the police, the case was finally solved.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    大白于天下
    大白於天下
    dà bái yú tiān xià
    • to be completely revealed to the world