洗白

Chinese

to wash; to bathe
white; empty; blank
white; empty; blank; bright; clear; plain; pure; gratuitous
 
simp. and trad.
(洗白)

Pronunciation


Verb

洗⫽白 (verb-complement) (transitive)

  1. to wash something clean and white
  2. (figurative, slang) to whitewash; to establish one's righteousness, innocence, power, etc. and free oneself from a previous negative impression
  3. (figurative, slang) to whitewash; to cast a white actor in a role intended for or representing a non-white character

Adjective

  1. (Sichuanese) be finished; defeated; (have) lost
  2. (Sichuanese) dead

Antonyms

See also