pai-hua

[ bahyhwah ]
/ ˈbaɪhwɑ /

noun

a colloquial form of written Chinese based on the spoken language, in use especially since 1917.
Compare wen-yen.

Origin of pai-hua

< Chinese báihuà, equivalent to bái plain, pure, white + huà word, talk

Words nearby pai-hua

pahlavi, paho, pahoehoe, pahouin, pahsien, pai-hua, pai-loo, paid, paid-in, paid-in surplus, paid-up