dabai

D2A1B3A1I1

noun

An official of the Chinese government wearing a white biosafety suit.

OriginChinese 大白 →
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Meanings

dabai1

noundabai (plural dabai)
  1. An official of the Chinese government wearing a white biosafety suit.

dabai2

noundabai (plural dabais)

plural dabais

  1. biologySarawak olive (Canarium odontophyllum)

Origin

dabai · noun

  1. Chinese大白
  2. Englishdabai

Borrowed from Chinese 大白 (dàbái). Coined during the COVID-19 pandemic when they were ubiquitous in China.

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dabai · noun

  1. Malay-
  2. Malay-
  3. Englishdabai

Borrowed from Malay.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

BadiaAbadiibadaBiada
Cite this entry
APA

dabai. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dabai

MLA

“dabai.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dabai. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dabai,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dabai.

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