海待

Chinese

		ocean; sea	wait; treat; deal with wait; treat; deal with; need; about; intending to do something; stay; delay
trad. (海待)		海	待
simp. #(海待)		海	待

Etymology

Intentionally homophonic with 海帶／海带 (hǎidài, “seaweed”). Compare 海歸／海归 (hǎiguī).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): hǎidài

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄞˇ ㄉㄞˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: hǎidài
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄞˇ ㄉㄞˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: hǎidài
    • Wade–Giles: hai³-tai⁴
    • Yale: hǎi-dài
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: haeday
    • Palladius: хайдай (xajdaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ taɪ̯⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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Noun

海待

1. (neologism) a Chinese who has studied overseas and returned to China, but is unable to find employment in China