衛星
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See also: 卫星
Chinese
to guard; to protect; to defend to guard; to protect; to defend; surname |
star; satellite; small amount | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (衛星/衞星) | 衛/衞 | 星 | |
| simp. (卫星) | 卫 | 星 | |
Etymology
“Satellite” in the grammar sense is a semantic loan from English satellite.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese
- (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): wai6 sing1
- (Taishan, Wiktionary): vi5 lhen1
- (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): wai6 sing1
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): vi-sên
- Eastern Min (BUC): ôi-sĭng
- Southern Min
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 6we-shin
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄥ
- Tongyong Pinyin: wèising
- Wade–Giles: wei4-hsing1
- Yale: wèi-syīng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: weyshing
- Palladius: вэйсин (vɛjsin)
- Sinological IPA (key): /weɪ̯⁵¹ ɕiŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄥㄦ
- Tongyong Pinyin: wèisingr
- Wade–Giles: wei4-hsing1-ʼrh
- Yale: wèi-syīngr
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: weyshiengl
- Palladius: вэйсинр (vɛjsinr)
- Sinological IPA (key): /weɪ̯⁵¹ ɕiɤ̯̃ɻ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: wai6 sing1
- Yale: waih sīng
- Cantonese Pinyin: wai6 sing1
- Guangdong Romanization: wei6 xing1
- Sinological IPA (key): /wɐi̯²² sɪŋ⁵⁵/
- Homophones:
彗星
衛星／卫星
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
- Wiktionary: vi5 lhen1
- Sinological IPA (key): /vi³² ɬen³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: vi-sên
- Hakka Romanization System: vi senˊ
- Hagfa Pinyim: vi4 sen1
- Sinological IPA: /vi⁵⁵ sen²⁴/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: ôi-sĭng
- Sinological IPA (key): /ui²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ (s-)liŋ⁵⁵/
- (Fuzhou)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taipei)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ōe-chhiⁿ
- Tâi-lô: uē-tshinn
- Phofsit Daibuun: oexchvy
- IPA (Taipei): /ue³³⁻¹¹ t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /ue⁴¹⁻²² t͡sʰĩ³³/
- IPA (Xiamen): /ue²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung, Tainan)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ōe-chheⁿ
- Tâi-lô: uē-tshenn
- Phofsit Daibuun: oexzhvef
- IPA (Tainan): /ue³³⁻¹¹ t͡sʰẽ⁴⁴/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /ue²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰɛ̃⁴⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /ue³³⁻²¹ t͡sʰẽ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ūi-chhiⁿ
- Tâi-lô: uī-tshinn
- Phofsit Daibuun: uixchvy
- IPA (Taipei): /ui³³⁻¹¹ t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ūi-chheⁿ
- Tâi-lô: uī-tshenn
- Phofsit Daibuun: uixzhvef
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /ui³³⁻²¹ t͡sʰẽ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Tainan)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ōe-seng
- Tâi-lô: uē-sing
- Phofsit Daibuun: oexsefng
- IPA (Xiamen): /ue²²⁻²¹ siɪŋ⁴⁴/
- IPA (Tainan): /ue³³⁻¹¹ siɪŋ⁴⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /ue⁴¹⁻²² siɪŋ³³/
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: uê6 cên1
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: uĕ tsheⁿ
- Sinological IPA (key): /ue³⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sʰẽ³³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taipei)
- Wu
Noun
衛星
- (astronomy) satellite; moon (Classifier: 顆／颗 m; 個／个 c; 粒 c mn)
- man-made satellite (Classifier: 顆／颗 m; 個／个 c)
- (by extension, chiefly Mainland China) hyperbolic, often extremely unrealistic claims or goals
- (grammar) satellite
Derived terms
- 人造衛星／人造卫星 (rénzào wèixīng)
- 低軌道衛星／低轨道卫星
- 偵察衛星／侦察卫星
- 傳播衛星／传播卫星
- 全球定位系統衛星測量／全球定位系统卫星测量
- 同步衛星／同步卫星 (tóngbù wèixīng)
- 國際傳播衛星公司／国际传播卫星公司
- 導航衛星／导航卫星
- 攜帶式衛星通信系統／携带式卫星通信系统
- 放衛星／放卫星 (fàng wèixīng)
- 氣象衛星／气象卫星 (qìxiàng wèixīng)
- 海事衛星／海事卫星
- 測量衛星／测量卫星
- 直播衛星／直播卫星
- 衛星國家／卫星国家 (wèixīng guójiā)
- 衛星定位測繪點／卫星定位测绘点
- 衛星導航／卫星导航
- 衛星日蝕／卫星日蚀
- 衛星框架／卫星框架 (wèixīng kuàngjià)
- 衛星轉播／卫星转播
- 衛星通信／卫星通信 (wèixīng tōngxìn)
- 衛星都市／卫星都市 (wèixīng dūshì)
- 衛星門診／卫星门诊
- 衛星雲圖／卫星云图
- 衛星電視／卫星电视 (wèixīng diànshì)
- 衛星食／卫星食
- 衛視／卫视 (wèishì)
- 通信衛星／通信卫星
- 通訊衛星／通讯卫星 (tōngxùn wèixīng)
- 電視通訊衛星／电视通讯卫星
Descendants
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 衛 | 星 |
| えい Grade: 5 |
せい Grade: 2 |
| kan'on | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 衞星 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
衛 (ei, “to guard”) + 星 (-sei, “celestial body”)
Pronunciation
Noun
- (astronomy) a satellite (a body orbiting a larger one; man-made apparatus designed to be placed in orbit around a celestial body)
See also
- 衛星都市 (eisei toshi, “satellite city”)
- 人工衛星 (jinkō eisei, “artificial satellite”)
- 気象衛星 (kishō eisei, “weather satellite”)
References
- 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
Korean
| Hanja in this term | |
|---|---|
| 衛 | 星 |
Noun
Vietnamese
| chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
|---|---|
| 衛 | 星 |
Noun
衛星