白費

Chinese

		white; empty; blank white; empty; blank; bright; clear; plain; pure; gratuitous	to cost; to spend; fee to cost; to spend; fee; wasteful; expenses; surname
trad. (白費)		白	費
simp. (白费)		白	费

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): báifèi

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄞˊ ㄈㄟˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): baak⁶ fai³
Min Nan (POJ): pe̍h-hùi

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: báifèi
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄞˊ ㄈㄟˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bairfey
  - IPA ^(key): /paɪ̯³⁵ feɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: baak⁶ fai³
  - Yale: baahk fai
  - Cantonese Pinyin: baak⁹ fai³
  - Guangdong Romanization: bag⁶ fei³
  - IPA ^(key): /päːk̚² fɐi̯³³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pe̍h-hùi
  - Tâi-lô: pe̍h-huì
  - Phofsit Daibuun: peqhuix
  - IPA (Xiamen): /pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ hui²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /pe(ʔ)²⁴⁻²² hui⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /pe(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ hui²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /pe(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ hui¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ hui²¹/

Verb

白費

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

Synonyms

枉費／枉费 (wǎngfèi)
浪費／浪费 (làngfèi)
無彩／无彩 (Min Nan)
白了 (Min Nan)

空費／空费 (kōngfèi)
糟蹋 (zāotà)
靡費／靡费 (mífèi) (formal)

Derived terms

白費功夫／白费功夫
白費口舌／白费口舌
白費唇舌／白费唇舌 (báifèi chúnshé)
白費心思／白费心思

白費心機／白费心机
白費心血／白费心血
白費蠟白費力氣／白费蜡白费力气
瞎子點燈白費蠟／瞎子点灯白费蜡

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