來潮

Chinese

		to come	tide; current; damp tide; current; damp; moist; humid
trad. (來潮)		來	潮
simp. (来潮)		来	潮
anagram		潮來／潮来

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): láicháo

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄞˊ ㄔㄠˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): loi⁴ ciu⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: láicháo
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄞˊ ㄔㄠˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: laichaur
  - IPA ^(key): /laɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: loi⁴ ciu⁴
  - Yale: lòih chìuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: loi⁴ tsiu⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: loi⁴ qiu⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /lɔːy̯²¹ t͡sʰiːu̯²¹/

Verb

來潮

(of the tide) to rise
(figuratively, of thoughts, etc.) to arrive; to surge
(figuratively, euphemistic, of woman) to menstruate; to get one's period

Derived terms

心血來潮／心血来潮 (xīnxuèláicháo)

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