tide schedule; (euphemism) menstruation
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 4 examplesnoun
tide; regular rise and fall of the tide
literaryA classical or poetic term referring to the predictable, periodic nature of tides.
Hǎi海
biān边
jū居
mín民
shú熟
zhī知
cháo潮
xìn信
，
yǐ以
biàn便
ān安
pái排
chū出
hǎi海
。
Seaside residents know the tide schedule well in order to plan their trips to sea.
Guān观
cháo潮
xìn信
shì是
gǔ古
dài代
yán沿
hǎi海
shēng生
huó活
zhōng中
de的
zhòng重
yào要
nèi内
róng容
。
Observing the tide was an important part of life in ancient coastal communities.
noun
(euphemism) menstruation; period
archaicAn archaic, polite euphemism for menstruation, rarely used in modern spoken language.
Zài在
gǔ古
dài代
yī医
shū书
zhōng中
，
“
cháo潮
xìn信
”
yǒu有
shí时
bèi被
yòng用
lái来
zhǐ指
dài代
nǚ女
zǐ子
de的
yuè月
shì事
。
In ancient medical texts, 'chaoxin' was sometimes used to refer to a woman's menstrual period.
Zhè这
ge个
cí词
de的
wǎn婉
zhǐ指
yòng用
fǎ法
rú如
jīn今
yǐ已
bù不
cháng常
jiàn见
。
This word's euphemistic usage is uncommon today.