ˈbīˈhwä noun
( -s )
Etymology: Chinese pai 2 hua 4 , literally, plain speech, from pai 2 white, plain + hua 4 speech
: a form of written Chinese based on modern colloquial — compare wen-li , wen-yen
ˈbīˈhwä noun
( -s )
Etymology: Chinese pai 2 hua 4 , literally, plain speech, from pai 2 white, plain + hua 4 speech
: a form of written Chinese based on modern colloquial — compare wen-li , wen-yen
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012