斗宿
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Chinese
ladle; dipper; small ladle; dipper; small; big; stars |
(a) night; constellation; lodge for the night (a) night; constellation; lodge for the night; old; former | ||
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| simp. and trad. (斗宿) |
斗 | 宿 | |
| Literally: “dipper consellation”. | |||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄡˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Dǒusiòu
- Wade–Giles: Tou3-hsiu4
- Yale: Dǒu-syòu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Dooushiow
- Palladius: Доусю (Dousju)
- Sinological IPA (key): /toʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: dau2 sau3
- Yale: dáu sau
- Cantonese Pinyin: dau2 sau3
- Guangdong Romanization: deo2 seo3
- Sinological IPA (key): /tɐu̯³⁵ sɐu̯³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
斗宿
- (astronomy) the Dipper, a Chinese constellation near Sagittarius
Synonyms
- 斗 (dǒu)