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

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: láicháo
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄞˊ ㄔㄠˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: láicháo
    • Wade–Giles: lai²-chʻao²
    • Yale: lái-cháu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: laichaur
    • Palladius: лайчао (lajčao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /laɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯³⁵/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 來潮／来潮 來朝／来朝

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: loi⁴ ciu⁴
    • Yale: lòih chìuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: loi⁴ tsiu⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: loi⁴ qiu⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɔːi̯²¹ t͡sʰiːu̯²¹/

Verb

來潮

1. (literal, of a tide) to rise; to flow; to be on high tide
2. (figurative, of thoughts, etc.) to arrive; to surge
3. (figurative, euphemistic, of a woman) to menstruate; to get one's period

Synonyms

• (of a tide: to rise): 漲潮／涨潮 (zhǎngcháo)
• (to menstruate):

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• 來大姨媽／来大姨妈 (lái dàyímā) (euphemistic, slang, humorous)
• 來月經／来月经 (lái yuèjīng)
• 行經／行经 (xíngjīng)

 

Derived terms

• 心血來潮／心血来潮 (xīnxuèláicháo)