幽浮

Mandarin

simpl. and trad.
幽浮

Etymology

Phono-semantic matching of English initialism UFO:

• 幽: mysterious, secret, hidden
• 浮: to float, to drift

Mainly used in Taiwan.

Noun

幽浮 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin yōufú)

1. UFO; unidentified flying object

Synonyms

• 不明飛行物 (trad.), 不明飞行物 (simp.)
• 飛碟 (trad.), 飞碟 (simp.)