hǎi​dài

returned student seeking work

  • created reference approved 海待 → 海归/海歸 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    海待 hǎi​dài

    海归 / 海歸 hǎi​guī

    see

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 海待 · hǎi​dài · returned student seeking work — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    海待

    hǎi​dài

    returned student seeking work

    (slang) a student who has returned from overseas study but remains unemployed; this is a pun on [[海带|海帶|hai3 dai4]]

    海 (literal) → 海 · hǎi · foreign 待 (literal) → 待 · dài · to wait

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense