English
Etymology
The term was coined on 19 May 1998 by Chiew Lee Yih (赵里昱) from Malaysia, who used it first in newsgroups. Almost simultaneously, Chen Lan coined it for use in the Western media based on the Mandarin Chin. term tà ikÅng (太空), space. italbrac|Source: w:Astronaut|Astronaut at Wikipedia
Noun
en-noun
- A person who travels in space for the Chinese space program; a Chinese astronaut.
#*2003, Peter Schwartz, Inevitable Surprises, p x.
#*:The past decade has seen remarkable events and changes: ... The Columbia disaster and a Chinese taikonaut in orbit
Related terms
astronaut
cosmonaut
Translations
French : taikonaute
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German: Taikonaut
fr:taikonaut
nl:taikonaut
sv:taikonaut
zh:taikonaut
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