白了

Chinese

		white; empty; blank white; empty; blank; bright; clear; plain; pure; gratuitous	to know; to understand; (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) to know; to understand; (modal particle intensifying preceding clause); (completed action marker)
simp. and trad. (白了)		白	了

Pronunciation

Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pe̍h-liáu / pe̍eh-liáu

Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pe̍h-liáu
  - Tâi-lô: pe̍h-liáu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: peqliao
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ liau⁴¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /pe(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ liau⁵³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ liau⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /pe(ʔ)²⁴⁻² liau⁵⁵⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pe̍eh-liáu
  - Tâi-lô: pe̍eh-liáu
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /pɛ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ liau⁵³/

Verb

白了

(Hokkien) to waste (time, energy, effort, etc.)

Synonyms

加了 (Hokkien, chiefly money)
干了 (Hokkien, chiefly money)
抖落 (dǒuluò)
折騰／折腾 (zhēteng) (colloquial)
拋荒／抛荒 (pāohuāng)
揮霍／挥霍 (huīhuò)
曠廢／旷废 (kuàngfèi)
枉費／枉费 (wǎngfèi)
浪費／浪费 (làngfèi)
無彩／无彩 (Hokkien)
白白了 (Hokkien)
白費／白费 (báifèi)
空費／空费 (kōngfèi)
糟蹋 (zāotà)
耽誤／耽误 (chiefly time)
荒廢／荒废 (huāngfèi)
虛耗／虚耗 (xūhào)
靡費／靡费 (mífèi) (formal)

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