taikonaut


tai·ko·naut

T5017150 (tī′kə-nôt′)n. A Chinese astronaut.
[Mandarin táikōng, outer space (tái, big, from Middle Chinese thaj´; see tai chi + kōng, empty, the sky, from Middle Chinese khəwŋ) + -naut.]

taikonaut

(ˈtaɪkəʊˌnɔːt) n (Astronautics) an astronaut from the People's Republic of China[C20: from Cantonese taikon(g) cosmos + -naut]
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