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表白

Mandarin · pinyin biǎo bái

to explain oneself
to express
to reveal one's thoughts or feelings
declaration
confession

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表: biǎo · show, express, manifest, display
白: bái · white; pure, unblemished; bright

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3–2 · biao3 bai2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

biu2 baak6

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verb

to express or state clearly; to explain; to clarify; to explain oneself
(specifically) to reveal or confess the true state of one's thoughts or feelings, especially one's love for another person
(literary) to come clean

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