北斗七星
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Chinese
| Big Dipper; Hokuto, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan | seven stars | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (北斗七星) | 北斗 | 七星 | |
| simp. #(北斗七星) | 北斗 | 七星 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): bak1 dau2 cat1 sing1
- Jin (Wiktionary): bei2-1 dou2 qieh4-5 xing1
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄟˇ ㄉㄡˇ ㄑㄧ ㄒㄧㄥ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Běidǒu Cising
- Wade–Giles: Pei3-tou3 Chʻi1-hsing1
- Yale: Běi-dǒu Chī-syīng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Beeidoou Chishing
- Palladius: Бэйдоу Цисин (Bɛjdou Cisin)
- Sinological IPA (key): /peɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ toʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ ɕiŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: bak1 dau2 cat1 sing1
- Yale: bāk dáu chāt sīng
- Cantonese Pinyin: bak7 dau2 tsat7 sing1
- Guangdong Romanization: beg1 deo2 ced1 xing1
- Sinological IPA (key): /pɐk̚⁵ tɐu̯³⁵ t͡sʰɐt̚⁵ sɪŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jin
- (Taiyuan)+
- Wiktionary: bei2-1 dou2 qieh4-5 xing1
- Sinological IPA (old-style, no sandhi): /pei⁵³⁻¹¹ təu⁵³ t͡ɕʰiəʔ²⁻⁵⁴ ɕiŋ¹¹/
- (Taiyuan)+
Proper noun
北斗七星
- (astronomy) the Big Dipper; the Plough
Synonyms
Hyponyms
Descendants
Sino-Xenic (北斗七星):
- → Japanese: 北斗七星 (hokutoshichisei)
- → Korean: 북두칠성(北斗七星) (bukduchilseong)
- → Vietnamese: Bắc Đẩu thất tinh (北斗七星)
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 北 | 斗 | 七 | 星 |
| ほく Grade: 2 |
と Grade: S |
しち Grade: 1 |
せい Grade: 2 |
| on'yomi | |||
Pronunciation
Proper noun
北斗七星 • (Hokuto Shichisei)
- the Big Dipper, the Plough
References
Korean
| Hanja in this term | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 北 | 斗 | 七 | 星 |
Proper noun
北斗七星 • (Bukduchilseong) (hangeul 북두칠성)
- hanja form? of 북두칠성 (“Big Dipper”)
Vietnamese
| chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 北 | 斗 | 七 | 星 |
Proper noun
北斗七星
- chữ Hán form of Bắc Đẩu thất tinh (“Big Dipper”).