發白 [发－]

Jyutping faat3 baak6
Pinyin fā bái

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to turn pale
  2. to lose color
  3. to go white
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    他吓得脸色发白。
    他嚇得臉色發白。
    tā xià dé liǎn sè fā bái 。
    • He turned pale with fright.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonais
    唔好发白日梦喇！想做有钱佬？下世啦！快啲做嘢啦！
    唔好發白日夢喇！想做有錢佬？下世啦！快啲做嘢啦！
    m4 hou2 faat3 baak6 jat6 mung6 laa3! soeng2 zou6 jau5 cin2 lou2? haa6 sai3 laa1! faai3 di1 zou6 je5 laa1!
    • Stop day-dreaming! You want to get rich? Wait for the next life! Get back to work now!
  2. Cantonais
    小明因为上堂发白日梦而俾老师罚。
    小明因為上堂發白日夢而俾老師罰。
    siu2 ming4 jan1 wai6 soeng5 tong4 faat3 baak6 jat6 mung6 ji4 bei2 lou5 si1 fat6.
    • Ming was punished by teacher for daydreaming in class.
  3. Cantonais
    阿明实事求是，唔会成日发白日梦。
    阿明實事求是，唔會成日發白日夢。
    • Ah Ming is down-to-earth. He would never dream of anything unrealistic.