pai-hua
/pʌɪˈhwɑː/noun
The standard written form of modern Chinese, based on the northern dialects, especially that of Beijing (Peking); the vernacular literary style.
Origin
1920s. From Chinese báihuà plain speech, vernacular (Wade-Giles transcription p'aihua) from bái white, pure, plain + huà word, talk.
- greenwashing
- green water
- green wax
- greenway
- green weenie
- Greenwell
- Greenwell's glory
- green welly brigade
- green whey
- Greenwich
- Greenwich Mean Time
- Greenwich meridian
- Greenwich star
- Greenwich time
- Greenwich Village
- Greenwich Villager
- greenwing
- green-winged
- green-winged orchid
- green-winged orchis
- green with envy
- green-woman
- greenwood
- green woodpecker
- greeny