English
Etymology
The term was coined on 19 May 1998 by Chiew Lee Yih (赵��) 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 ik�ng (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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