re: re:Taikonaut
From astronautix.com;
"Chen Lan, who pioneered coverage of the Chinese space program on the web, coined the artificial word 'taikonaut', from the Chinese word for outer space. The correct Chinese term, used in official statements and the national press, is 'yuhangyuan', which unfortunately is pretty difficult for Westerners to spell, remember, or pronounce."
Much better than yuhangyuan.
Is there a list of other terms for astronaut for other countries who send humans into space like India?
SteveS