Associations to the word «Bai»

Wiktionary

BAI, noun. A marshy meadow.
BAI, proper noun. A surname​.
BAI, proper noun. An ethnic group of China.
BAI, proper noun. Their language.
BAI, proper noun. An island of the coast of Sabah, Malaysia
BAI JI, noun. A Chinese orchid, Bletilla striata, the pseudobulbs of which are used in traditional Chinese medicine, but which is also widely grown for its ornamental flowers and foliage.

Dictionary definition

BAI, noun. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan.

Wise words

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