Why does the Chinese word for "White" sound like
Bye?!

The Real Meaning

In Mandarin Chinese, the character (pronounced as bái) actually translates to White.

The Funny Part

Saying 'white' sounds exactly like you're aggressively ending a phone call.

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白 means white! bái — second tone. It's also used to mean 'in vain', as in 白学了 (studied for nothing).