Etymology

Baima

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Today it means: A small ethnic group living in Gansu and Sichuan Provinces in China, close to the border with Tibet. Full definition →

Mandarin 白馬 /白马
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  1. Mandarin · borrowed from白馬 /白马
  2. English todayBaima

Borrowed from Mandarin 白馬 /白马 (báimǎ, literally “white horse”).

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