白衣

báiyī
  1. (Buddhism) layperson (a non-monastic Buddhist)
  2. (figuratively, attributive) of the medical profession
  3. (historical) fameless person; commoner
  4. (historical) servant
  5. fameless person; commoner
  6. layperson (a non-monastic Buddhist)
  7. of the medical profession
  8. servant
  9. white clothes; white robe, dress or coat

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Entry Composition

=1 白 Bái surname Bai
=1 白 bái
  1. white
  2. snowy
  3. pure
  4. bright
  5. empty
  6. blank
  7. plain
  8. clear
  9. to make clear
  10. in vain
  11. gratuitous
  12. free of charge
  13. reactionary
  14. anti-communist
  15. funeral
  16. to stare coldly
  17. to write wrong character
  18. to state
  19. to explain
  20. vernacular
  21. spoken lines in opera
=2 衣 yī
  1. clothes
  2. Kangxi radical 145

classifier: 件
=2 衣 yì
  1. to dress
  2. to wear
  3. to put on (clothes)

Containing this entry

白衣天使 báiyītiānshǐ "angel in white" (laudatory term for a nurse)
白衣战士 báiyīzhànshì
  1. warrior in white
  2. medical worker
白衣苍狗 báiyīcānggǒu
  1. lit. (cloud shapes) changing from a white shirt to a gray dog (idiom)
  2. fig. the unpredictable changeability of the world
白衣人 báiyīrén
白衣苍狗 báiyī-cānggǒu
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