海待

Traditional form:

海待

Pinyin (reading):

hǎidài

Definitions:

• student who has returned from overseas but is yet to find a job (pun on 海帶／海带 (hǎidài))
• cf. 海歸／海归 (hǎiguī)

Characters:

• 海 - sea, ocean; maritime
• 待 - to entertain, to receive, to treat; to delay, to wait

Traditional characters:

• 海 - sea, ocean; maritime
• 待 - to entertain, to receive, to treat; to delay, to wait