白象 (bái xiàng) — white elephant (the animal); (brand) Baixiang, a Chinese food company
Definition
Literally 'white elephant' (the animal), but in modern Chinese usage 白象 most often refers to the Baixiang brand of instant noodles. In English 'white elephant' also means a costly burden, but that sense does not carry over into Chinese.
noun
white elephant (the animal)(brand) Baixianga Chinese food company
Measure word · 头
Examples
- 白象。Dòng wù yuán lǐ yǒu yì tóu bái xiàng.There is a white elephant at the zoo.
- 白象。Wǒ mǎi le yì bāo bái xiàng fāng biàn miàn.I bought a pack of Baixiang instant noodles.
- 白象。bái xiàng Zhè ge pǐn pái zài zhōng guó hěn yǒu míng.The Baixiang brand is very famous in China.
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