brain (cerebrum)
→
computer
1 realization
Related shifts
ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
NEW Realization 1 | ||
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Type | Derivation | |
Language | Mandarin Chinese | |
Lexeme 1 | 脑子 / nǎozi | |
Lexeme 2 | 电脑 / diànnǎo | |
Meaning 1 | brain (cerebrum) | |
Direction | → | |
Meaning 2 | computer ("electrical brain") | |
Reference | BKRS | |
Comment | Other forms: 電腦 and 電脳. Coined by Taiwanese computer expert Fan Kuanling (范光陵) in 1965 in his book 《電腦和你》 (Computers and You). |