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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.
Source record: cd-9258790ba27b7e7b. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.
Original source entry:
白鯨 白鲸 [Bai2 jing1] /Moby Dick, novel by Herman Melville 赫曼·麥爾維爾|赫曼·麦尔维尔[He4 man4 Mai4 er3 wei2 er3]/Reference definitions and teaching material have separate provenance.
Sources & editorial notes
Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.
Source record: cd-3ad459eaa9d5ef1b. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.
Original source entry:
白鯨 白鲸 [bai2 jing1] /beluga whale/Reference definitions and teaching material have separate provenance.
Reference information
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Character information
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Other forms in these source records: 白鯨
white / in vain / free of charge / (bound form) (of facts, the truth, a situation) clear / evident (e.g. 真相大白[]) / (bound form) plain / without additions (e.g. 白飯|白饭[]) / (bound form) to explain / to state (e.g. 辯白|辩白[]) / (bound form) to give a disdainful look (e.g. 白了他一眼[]) / (bound form) vernacular (e.g. 白話|白话[]) / (bound form) spoken lines in opera (e.g. 念白[]) / (bound form) reactionary / anti-communist (e.g. 白區|白区[])
Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.