潮信

Chinese

tide; current; damp
tide; current; damp; moist; humid
 
letter; true; to believe
letter; true; to believe; sign; evidence
 
simp. and trad.
(潮信) 		潮 信

Pronunciation

Noun

潮信

  1. tidal water; tide
  2. (literary, euphemistic) menstruation; period

Synonyms

  • (menstruation):
Dialectal synonyms of 月經 (“menstruation; period”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 月經, 月信, 月事, 潮信 euphemistic
Northeastern Mandarin Beijing 月經, 例假
Taiwan 月經, 月事, 好朋友, 大姨媽
Singapore 月經, 大姨媽
Jilu Mandarin Jinan 月經, 例假
Jiaoliao Mandarin Yantai (Muping) 經脈兒
Central Plains Mandarin Wanrong 月經, 身上
Xining 例假
Yanqi 哈兒足 Hui
Lanyin Mandarin Yinchuan 哈兒足 Hui
Southwestern Mandarin Wuhan 好事
Dagudi (Maliba) 月經, 姊妹
Reshuitang (Longling) 大姨媽
Mae Salong (Lancang) 月經, 大姨媽
Mae Sai (Tengchong) 月經
Cantonese Guangzhou 大姨媽, 姑婆, 例假
Hong Kong 月經, 大姨媽, M
Gan Lichuan 身上
Hakka Miaoli (N. Sixian) 月期
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) 月期
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) 月期
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) 月期
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) 月期
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) 月期
Jin Taiyuan 月經
Southern Min Xiamen 月經
Quanzhou 月經
Zhangzhou 月經
Kaohsiung 月經
Yilan 月經
Changhua (Lukang) 月經
Taichung 月事
Taichung (Wuqi) 月經
Tainan mè-sù, 月經, 驚儂個
Taitung 月經
Hsinchu 月經
Penghu (Magong) 月經
Singapore (Hokkien) 月經
Manila (Hokkien) 月經
Jieyang 老馬
Wu Shanghai 月經, 經水 dated, 老朋友, 老鬼三, 大姨媽
Ningbo 大尿, 月家
Wenzhou 身上來

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (潮信):
  • → Japanese: 潮信(ちょうしん) (chōshin)
  • → Korean: 조신(潮信) (josin)
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