海待
Chinese
ocean; sea | wait; treat; deal with wait; treat; deal with; need; about; intending to do something; stay; delay | ||
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trad. (海待) | 海 | 待 | |
simp. #(海待) | 海 | 待 |
Etymology
Intentionally homophonic with 海帶/海带 (hǎidài, “seaweed”). Compare 海歸/海归 (hǎiguī).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄏㄞˇ ㄉㄞˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: hǎidài
- Wade–Giles: hai3-tai4
- Yale: hǎi-dài
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: haeday
- Palladius: хайдай (xajdaj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ taɪ̯⁵¹/
- Homophones:
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海待
- (Standard Chinese)
Noun
(deprecated template usage) 海待
- (neologism) a Chinese who has studied overseas and returned to China, but is unable to find employment in China