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

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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    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

(literal, of a tide) to rise; to flow; to be on high tide
(figurative, of thoughts, etc.) to arrive; to surge
(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):

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)

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