# dabai

> English word · Noun

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

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/dabai