北漂

Chinese

		north	to bleach; elegant; polished to bleach; elegant; polished; to float; to drift
trad. (北漂)		北	漂
simp. #(北漂)		北	漂

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): běipiāo

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄟˇ ㄆㄧㄠ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: běipiāo
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄟˇ ㄆㄧㄠ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: běipiao
    • Wade–Giles: pei³-pʻiao¹
    • Yale: běi-pyāu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beeipiau
    • Palladius: бэйпяо (bɛjpjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /peɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: běipiāor
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄟˇ ㄆㄧㄠㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: běipiaor
    • Wade–Giles: pei³-pʻiao¹-ʼrh
    • Yale: běi-pyāur
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beeipiaul
    • Palladius: бэйпяор (bɛjpjaor)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /peɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰi̯aʊ̯ɻʷ⁵⁵/

Noun

北漂

1. (slang) "Beijing drifter" (person without Beijing registered residence who has migrated to Beijing from other places in China seeking opportunities and a better life)

Verb

北漂

1. (slang) to migrate to Beijing in search of opportunities and a better life