白虎

Chinese
 
white; empty; blank; bright; clear; plain; pure; gratuitous
 tiger
trad. (白虎) 白 虎
simp. #(白虎) 白 虎
Literally: “white tiger”.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

白虎

  1. (Chinese mythology) White Tiger (one of the Four Symbols of the Chinese constellations)
  2. (Chinese mythology) White Tiger (god of the West in Chinese mythology)
  3. (Chinese mythology) evil spirit
  4. (～村) Baihu (a village in Wulipu, Shayang, Jingmen, Hubei, China)

Noun

白虎

  1. Alternative name for 石灰 (shíhuī, “lime”).
  2. Alternative name for 豆腐 (dòufu, “tofu; bean curd”).
  3. (figuratively, slang) woman without pubic hair; shaved pussy

Synonyms
  • (woman): 白虎女

Derived terms
  • 白虎幡
  • 白虎星
  • 白虎觀／白虎观
  • 白虎風／白虎风

Japanese

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
白 虎
びゃく > びゃっ
Grade: 1		 こ
Grade: S
goon kan’on

From Chinese 白虎

Pronunciation

Noun

白虎 (hiragana びゃっこ, rōmaji byakko, historical hiragana びやくこ)

  1. white tiger (tiger with white fur)

Proper noun

白虎 (hiragana びゃっこ, rōmaji Byakko, historical hiragana びやくこ)

  1. White Tiger, one of the Four Symbols in the Chinese constellations

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
白 虎
はく > はっ
Grade: 1		 こ
Grade: S
kan’on

Noun

白虎 (hiragana はっこ, rōmaji hakko, historical hiragana はくこ)

  1. white tiger (tiger with white fur)

Proper noun

白虎 (hiragana はっこ, rōmaji Hakko, historical hiragana はくこ)

  1. White Tiger, one of the Four Symbols in the Chinese constellations

See also

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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