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

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

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

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