白礬

Chinese

		white; empty; blank white; empty; blank; bright; clear; plain; pure; gratuitous	alum
trad. (白礬)		白	礬
simp. (白矾)		白	矾

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): báifán

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄞˊ ㄈㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): baak⁶ faan⁴
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pe̍h-hoân

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: báifán
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄞˊ ㄈㄢˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: báifán
  - Wade–Giles: pai²-fan²
  - Yale: bái-fán
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bairfarn
  - Palladius: байфань (bajfanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /paɪ̯³⁵ fän³⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    白帆
    白礬 / 白矾
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: baak⁶ faan⁴
  - Yale: baahk fàahn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: baak⁹ faan⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: bag⁶ fan⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /paːk̚² faːn²¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pe̍h-hoân
  - Tâi-lô: pe̍h-huân
  - Phofsit Daibuun: peqhoaan
  - IPA (Xiamen): /pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ huan²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /pe(ʔ)²⁴⁻² huan²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /pe(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ huan¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /pe(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ huan²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ huan²³/

Middle Chinese: baek bjon

Rime
Character	白	礬
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	並 (3)	並 (3)
Final (韻)	陌 (113)	元 (66)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Closed
Division (等)	II	III
Fanqie	傍陌切	附袁切
Baxter	baek	bjon
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/bˠæk̚/	/bʉɐn/
Pan Wuyun	/bᵚak̚/	/bʷiɐn/
Shao Rongfen	/bak̚/	/biuɐn/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/baɨjk̚/	/buan/
Li Rong	/bɐk̚/	/biuɐn/
Wang Li	/bɐk̚/	/bĭwɐn/
Bernhard Karlgren	/bʱɐk̚/	/bʱi̯wɐn/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	bó	fán
Expected Cantonese Reflex	bak⁶	faan⁴

Noun

白礬

(chemistry) alum
Synonym: 明礬 / 明矾 (míngfán)

Korean

Hanja in this term
白	礬

Noun

白礬 • (baekban) (hangeul 백반)

hanja form^? of 백반 (“alum”)