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baakˍ₆白zoengˍ₆象
Pinyin
bai2 xiang4
Translations
noun
(literally, but rarer) an elephant which is white in colour
noun
(figurative, usu. about projects) white elephant—something which may be prestigious, but is expensive and wasteful
baakˍ₆白zoengˍ₆象gai˗₃計waakˍ₆劃
(白象计划)
Pinyin
bai2 xiang4 ji4 hua4
Translations
noun
white elephant project—a project wasteful in resources that only serves to boost the prestige of the project originators