白虎

Mandarin · pinyin Bái hǔ

Meanings

  1. White Tiger (the seven mansions of the west sky)
  2. (slang) hairless female genitalia
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白
bái · white; pure, unblemished; bright
虎
hǔ · tiger; brave, fierce; surname
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2–3 · Bai2 hu3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

baak6 fu2

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name

  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

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

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