"白蓮" meaning in Chinese

See 白蓮 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /paɪ̯³⁵ li̯ɛn³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /paːk̚² liːn²¹/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /paɪ̯³⁵ li̯ɛn³⁵/, /paːk̚² liːn²¹/ Chinese transliterations: báilián [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄅㄞˊ ㄌㄧㄢˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], baak⁶ lin⁴ [Cantonese, Jyutping], báilián [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], báilián [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], pai²-lien² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], bái-lyán [Mandarin, Yale], bairlian [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], байлянь [Mandarin, Palladius], bajljanʹ [Mandarin, Palladius], baahk lìhn [Cantonese, Yale], baak⁹ lin⁴ [Cantonese, Pinyin], bag⁶ lin⁴ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], baek len [Middle-Chinese] Forms: 白莲, 白莲
Head templates: {{head|zh|proper noun}} 白蓮
  1. name of an ancient state; probably located in modern Bahrain
    Sense id: en-白蓮-zh-name-YXTgdNHc Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 83 5 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 61 5 23 5 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 69 4 18 4 4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /paɪ̯³⁵ li̯ɛn³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /paːk̚² liːn²¹/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /paɪ̯³⁵ li̯ɛn³⁵/, /paːk̚² liːn²¹/ Chinese transliterations: báilián [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄅㄞˊ ㄌㄧㄢˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], baak⁶ lin⁴ [Cantonese, Jyutping], báilián [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], báilián [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], pai²-lien² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], bái-lyán [Mandarin, Yale], bairlian [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], байлянь [Mandarin, Palladius], bajljanʹ [Mandarin, Palladius], baahk lìhn [Cantonese, Yale], baak⁹ lin⁴ [Cantonese, Pinyin], bag⁶ lin⁴ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], baek len [Middle-Chinese] Forms: 白莲, 白莲
Head templates: {{head|zh|noun}} 白蓮
  1. white lotus
    Sense id: en-白蓮-zh-noun-EMILZvXy
  2. white lotus-shaped lamp
    Sense id: en-白蓮-zh-noun-G-wQguGw
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 白蓮教 (Báiliánjiào), 白莲教 (Báiliánjiào), 白蓮會, 白莲会, 白蓮池, 白莲池, 白蓮社, 白莲社
Etymology number: 1
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "word": "白蓮池"
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      "tags": [
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        "Jyutping"
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      "zh-pron": "báilián"
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      "zh-pron": "bairlian"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "байлянь"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bajljanʹ"
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      "tags": [
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        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "baak⁹ lin⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bag⁶ lin⁴"
    },
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        "Sinological-IPA"
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    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Middle-Chinese"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "baek len"
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    {
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄅㄞˊ ㄌㄧㄢˊ"
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      "tags": [
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        "Jyutping"
      ],
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    {
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "báilián"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "pai²-lien²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
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      "zh-pron": "bái-lyán"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bairlian"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "байлянь"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bajljanʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/paɪ̯³⁵ li̯ɛn³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "baahk lìhn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "baak⁹ lin⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bag⁶ lin⁴"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
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    },
    {
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        "Middle-Chinese"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "baek len"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/paɪ̯³⁵ li̯ɛn³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/paːk̚² liːn²¹/"
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      "word": "白蓮教"
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      "zh-pron": "pai²-lien²"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
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      "zh-pron": "bái-lyán"
    },
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        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "bairlian"
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        "Palladius"
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      "zh-pron": "байлянь"
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      "zh-pron": "bajljanʹ"
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        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
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        "Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "baak⁹ lin⁴"
    },
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        "Guangdong-Romanization"
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      "zh-pron": "bag⁶ lin⁴"
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        "Sinological-IPA"
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "baek len"
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      "ipa": "/paːk̚² liːn²¹/"
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  "word": "白蓮"
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        "Jyutping"
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    },
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      "tags": [
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "pai²-lien²"
    },
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      "tags": [
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        "Yale"
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    },
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      ],
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    },
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      "zh-pron": "байлянь"
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bajljanʹ"
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      "ipa": "/paɪ̯³⁵ li̯ɛn³⁵/",
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        "Sinological-IPA"
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      "zh-pron": "baahk lìhn"
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        "Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "baak⁹ lin⁴"
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}

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