弄潮兒
Chinese
editto swim or play in the tides | son; child; diminutive suffix | ||
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trad. (弄潮兒) | 弄潮 | 兒 | |
simp. (弄潮儿) | 弄潮 | 儿 |
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄔㄠˊ ㄦˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: nòngcháo-ér
- Wade–Giles: nung4-chʻao2-êrh2
- Yale: nùng-cháu-ér
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nonqchaurerl
- Palladius: нунчаоэр (nunčaoer)
- Sinological IPA (key): /nʊŋ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Noun
edit弄潮兒
- young person playing or swimming in the waves; one who steers a boat in the sea
- (figurative) risktaker; enterprising people