太空人
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Chinese
| outer space | man; person; people | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (太空人) | 太空 | 人 | |
| simp. #(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”).(Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): taai3 hung1 jan4
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): thài-khong-jîn / thài-khong-lîn
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄊㄞˋ ㄎㄨㄥ ㄖㄣˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: tàikongrén
- Wade–Giles: tʻai4-kʻung1-jên2
- Yale: tài-kūng-rén
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: taykongren
- Palladius: тайкунжэнь (tajkunžɛnʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰaɪ̯⁵¹ kʰʊŋ⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: taai3 hung1 jan4
- Yale: taai hūng yàhn
- Cantonese Pinyin: taai3 hung1 jan4
- Guangdong Romanization: tai3 hung1 yen4
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰaːi̯³³ hʊŋ⁵⁵ jɐn²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thài-khong-jîn
- Tâi-lô: thài-khong-jîn
- Phofsit Daibuun: tae'qongjiin
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /tʰai²¹⁻⁴¹ kʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ zin²³/
- (Hokkien: Taipei)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thài-khong-lîn
- Tâi-lô: thài-khong-lîn
- Phofsit Daibuun: tae'qongliin
- IPA (Taipei): /tʰai¹¹⁻⁵³ kʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ lin²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung)
Noun
太空人
- astronaut; cosmonaut; taikonaut
- extraterrestrial being; alien
- (chiefly Hong Kong Cantonese) astronaut (person working abroad away from their family)