Originally posted by Marsupial at 2-12-2009 22:34
洗白白 xi bai bai places the emphasis on washing something very clean, thus the repetition of the word bai (white)
unless I'm mistaken with my limited Mandarin, the most common way to say 'bath' is xi zao ( 洗 澡) and no one would use "xi bai bai"
In Cantonese, "sai bak bak" is basically used to talk to kids, though a lot of girls nowadays specialize in speaking 'de', meaning to talk like a little girl or cartoon character. The way Charlene Choi from the Twins sounds like. "Chung leng" is the more all-around way in Cantonese to either shower or take a bath.