brain (cerebrum)
→
computer
1 realization
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| NEW Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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). | |