柏青

Bǎiqīng
proper noun #31,267

Meanings

  1. 1 Bai Qing (Chinese given name)
  2. 2 first element in 柏青哥 (Bǎiqīnggē, 'pachinko' — Japanese pinball)

Examples

Bǎiqīng zài Rìběn wán le yīxià wǔ de bǎiqīng gē.
Bai Qing spent a whole afternoon playing pachinko in Japan.
Yǎnyuán Bǎiqīng chūyǎn guòduō bù huàjù.
The actor Bai Qing has appeared in many stage plays.

Tips

usage
Two parses to keep in mind: (1) as a Chinese personal name 柏青 ('cypress + green/youth') — most notably the Taiwanese stage and screen actor 柏青 (Bai Qing). (2) As the first two syllables of 柏青 (Bǎiqīnggē), the Chinese transliteration of Japanese パチンコ pachinko, the upright pinball-style gambling machine ubiquitous in Japan.

Stroke Order

bǎi
qīng