白衣 (bái yī) — white clothing (esp. of commoners in ancient times); medical profession; white coat (metonym)
Definition
Literally 'white clothing', now a literary/elevated metonym for medical workers. Collocates with 战士/天使 to mean 'soldiers/angels in white'.
noun
white clothing (esp. of commoners in ancient times)medical professionwhite coat (metonym)
Measure word · 件
Examples
- 白衣。Gǔ dài de bái yī shì pǔ tōng bǎi xìng de yī fu.In ancient times, white clothing was the attire of common people.
- ,。Zài zhè cì yì qíng zhōng, bái yī tiān shǐ men fù chū le jù dà nǔ lì.During this epidemic, the angels in white made tremendous efforts.
- 白衣。Tā bì yè hòu chéng le yì míng bái yī zhàn shì.After graduation, he became a warrior in white.
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