pai-hua
[ bahyhwah ]
noun
a colloquial form of written Chinese based on the spoken language, in use especially since 1917.
Origin of pai-hua
1<Chinese báihuà, equivalent to bái plain, pure, white + huà word, talk
- Compare wen-yen.
Words Nearby pai-hua
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