bai

American  

[bahy] / baɪ /

noun

1. a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.

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Etymology

Origin of bai

< Japanese < Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese mái dust storm

Example Sentences

The military leader had been looking for co-operative allies, and Bai Suocheng - then a deputy of the warlord - fitted the bill.

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Bai was appointed the chairman of Laukkaing district and his family came to command a 2,000-strong militia, Chinese media reported.

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Mafia boss Bai Suocheng and his son Bai Yingcang were among the five men sentenced to death by the Shenzhen Intermediate People's Court.

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Among the clans, the Bais were "absolutely number one", Bai Yingcang previously told state media.

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"At that time, our Bai family was the most powerful in both the political and military circles," he said in a documentary about the Bai family, aired on Chinese state media in July.

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