太空人

Chinese

		outer space	man; person; people
simp. and trad. (太空人)		太空	人

Etymology

The Hong Kong Cantonese sense comes from an interpretation of 太空人 as 太 (“wife”) + 空 (“empty”) + 人 (“person”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): tàikōngrén

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄞˋ ㄎㄨㄥㄖㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): taai³ hung¹ jan⁴
Min Nan (POJ): thài-khong-jîn / thài-khong-lîn

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: tàikōngrén
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄞˋ ㄎㄨㄥㄖㄣˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: taykongren
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰaɪ̯⁵¹ kʰʊŋ⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: taai³ hung¹ jan⁴
  - Yale: taai hūng yàhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: taai³ hung¹ jan⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: tai³ hung¹ yen⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰaːi̯³³ hʊŋ⁵⁵ jɐn²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thài-khong-jîn
  - Tâi-lô: thài-khong-jîn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: tae'qongjiin
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tʰaɪ²¹⁻⁴¹ kʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ʑin²³/
- (Hokkien: Taipei)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thài-khong-lîn
  - Tâi-lô: thài-khong-lîn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: tae'qongliin
  - IPA (Taipei): /tʰaɪ¹¹⁻⁵³ kʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ lin²⁴/

Noun

太空人

astronaut; cosmonaut; taikonaut
(chiefly Hong Kong Cantonese) man who remains in Hong Kong for work or business while wife and children live abroad

Synonyms

(astronaut): 宇航員／宇航员 (yǔhángyuán), 航天員／航天员 (hángtiānyuán)

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