白紙黑字

简 白纸黑字 · 繁 白紙黑字
Mandarin · pinyin bái zhǐ hēi zì

Meanings

  1. (written) in black and white
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白
bái · white; pure, unblemished; bright
紙
zhǐ · paper
黑
hēi · black; dark; evil, sinister; Kangxi radical 203
字
zì · letter, character, word
纸
zhǐ · paper
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Mandarin tones

2–3–1–4 · bai2 zhi3 hei1 zi4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

baak6 zi2 hak1 zi6

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baak6 zi2 hak1 zi6

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phrase

  1. (written) in black and white

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