彗星
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Chinese
| broom | star; satellite; small amount | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (彗星) | 彗 | 星 | |
| simp. #(彗星) | 彗 | 星 | |
| alternative forms | 篲星 慧星 | ||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): wai6 sing1 / seoi6 sing1
- Southern Min
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 6we-shin
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: huìxīng
- Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄥ
- Tongyong Pinyin: huèising
- Wade–Giles: hui4-hsing1
- Yale: hwèi-syīng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hueyshing
- Palladius: хуэйсин (xuejsin)
- Sinological IPA (key): /xu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ ɕiŋ⁵⁵/
- (Chengdu)
- Sichuanese Pinyin: hui4 xin1
- Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: xui xin
- Sinological IPA (key): /xuei²¹³ ɕin⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: wai6 sing1 / seoi6 sing1
- Yale: waih sīng / seuih sīng
- Cantonese Pinyin: wai6 sing1 / soey6 sing1
- Guangdong Romanization: wei6 xing1 / sêu6 xing1
- Sinological IPA (key): /wɐi̯²² sɪŋ⁵⁵/, /sɵy̯²² sɪŋ⁵⁵/
- Homophones:
彗星
衛星 / 卫星
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hūi-chheⁿ
- Tâi-lô: huī-tshenn
- Phofsit Daibuun: huixzhvef
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /hui³³⁻²¹ t͡sʰẽ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hūi-chhiⁿ
- Tâi-lô: huī-tshinn
- Phofsit Daibuun: huixchvy
- IPA (Taipei): /hui³³⁻¹¹ t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hūi-seng
- Tâi-lô: huī-sing
- Phofsit Daibuun: huixsefng
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /hui³³⁻²¹ siɪŋ⁴⁴/
- IPA (Taipei): /hui³³⁻¹¹ siɪŋ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
Note:
- hūi-chheⁿ/hūi-chhiⁿ - vernacular;
- hūi-seng - literary.
- Middle Chinese: zwijH|zjwejH seng
- Old Chinese
- (Baxter–Sagart): /*s-ʷe-s s-tsʰˤeŋ/
- (Zhengzhang): /*sɢʷeds|sɢʷids sleːŋ/
Noun
彗星
Synonyms
Derived terms
Descendants
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 彗 | 星 |
| すい Jinmeiyō |
せい Grade: 2 |
| on'yomi | |
Pronunciation
Noun
Alternative forms
- すい星 (suisei)
Synonyms
- 箒星 (hōkiboshi)
References
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
Korean
| Hanja in this term | |
|---|---|
| 彗 | 星 |