In China, the People's Liberation Army Astronaut Corps astronauts and their foreign counterparts are all officially called hángtiānyuán (, meaning "heaven navigator" or literally "heaven-sailing staff").
ɪn tʃˈaɪnə, ðə pˈiːpəlz lˌɪbɚɹˈeɪʃən ˈɑːɹmi ˈæstɹənˌɔːt kˈɔːɹ ˈæstɹənˌɔːts ænd ðɛɹ fˈɔːɹən kˈaʊntɚpˌɑːɹts ɑːɹ ˈɔːl əfˈɪʃəli kˈɔːld hˌæŋʃiənjuːˈɑːn, mˈiːnɪŋ "hˈɛvən nˈævɪɡˌeɪɾɚ" ɔːɹ lˈɪɾɚɹəli "hˈɛvənsˈeɪlɪŋ stˈæf".