惨白

Traditional (Taiwan): 慘白

cǎnbái ㄘㄢˇ ㄅㄞˊ

    • deathly pale

Character by character

Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms 近义词

  • 苍白 cāngbái
    • 脸色苍白 a pale face
    • 须发苍白 whitened hair and beard

Antonyms 反义词

  • 红润 hóngrùn
    • 红润的嘴唇 rosy lips
    • 面色红润 a rosy complexion

Telling them apart

惨白 is a frightening, ghastly white, and can also describe dim moonlight or bleak scenery. 苍白 is a slightly bluish pallor, typically from illness, and can also mean lacking vitality, as in weak writing or arguments.

Other words read cǎnbái

canbai with other tones

  • 惨败 cǎnbài suffer a crushing defeat
  • 参拜 cānbài formally call on
  • 残败 cánbài dilapidated

Near homophones of canbai

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