來潮

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)⁺
    • Pinyin: láicháo
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄞˊ ㄔㄠˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: laichaur
    • IPA ^(key): /laɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: loi⁴ ciu⁴
    • Yale: lòih chìuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: loi⁴ tsiu⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: loi⁴ qiu⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /lɔːy̯²¹ t͡sʰiːu̯²¹/

Verb

來潮

1. (of the tide) to rise
2. (figuratively, of thoughts, etc.) to arrive; to surge
3. (figuratively, euphemistic, of woman) to menstruate; to get one's period

Derived terms

心血來潮／心血来潮 (xīnxuèláicháo)