Japanese Word Entry
白紙革命| Kana: | はくしかくめい |
| Romaji: | hakushikakumei |
| Definition: | White Paper Revolution (2022 COVID-19 protests in China), A4 Revolution |
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Chinese characters used in this word
| 白 | white, pure, unblemished, bright |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄅㄞˊ (bái), ㄅㄛˊ (bó) |
| Cantonese: | baak6 |
| Japanese: | ハク (haku)、 ビャク (byaku) / しろ (shiro)、 しら- (shira-)、 しろ.い (shiroi)、 もうす (mousu) |
| Korean: | 백 (baeg), 배 (bae) |
| Vietnamese: | bạch |
| 紙 | paper |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄓˇ (zhǐ) |
| Cantonese: | zi2 |
| Japanese: | シ (shi) / かみ (kami) |
| Korean: | 지 (ji) |
| Vietnamese: | chỉ |
Variants
| Simplified Chinese form: | 纸 |
| Semantic variant form: | 帋 |
| 革 | leather, skin, reform, become serious, animal hides, Kangxi radical 177 |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄍㄜˊ (gé), ㄐㄧˊ (jí), ㄐㄧˇ (jǐ) |
| Cantonese: | gaak3 |
| Japanese: | カク (kaku)、 キョク (kyoku) / かわ (kawa)、 あらたまる (aratamaru)、 あらためる (aratameru) |
| Korean: | 혁 (hyeog), 극 (geug) |
| Vietnamese: | cách, cức |
| 命 | fate, command, decree, destiny, life, appoint, luck, an order, instruction |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄇㄧㄥˋ (mìng) |
| Cantonese: | ming6 |
| Japanese: | メイ (mei)、 ミョウ (myou) / いのち (inochi)、 おおせ (oose)、 みこと (mikoto) |
| Korean: | 명 (myeong) |
| Vietnamese: | mệnh |