弄潮兒

Chinese

		to swim or play in the tides	son; child; diminutive suffix
trad. (弄潮兒)		弄潮	兒
simp. (弄潮儿)		弄潮	儿

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): nòngcháo'ér

  (Zhuyin): ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄔㄠˊ ㄦˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: nòngcháo'ér
    • 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/

Noun

弄潮兒

1. young person playing or swimming in the waves; one who steers a boat in the sea
2. (figurative) risktaker; enterprising people