明星

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Chinese

clear; bright; to understand
clear; bright; to understand; next; the Ming dynasty
 
 star; satellite; small amount
simp. and trad.
(明星) 		明 星
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Pronunciation

Noun

明星

  1. celebrity; star
    明星選手／明星选手  ―  míngxīng xuǎnshǒu  ―  star player
    那位女明星扭捏地走過舞臺。 [MSC, trad.]
    那位女明星扭捏地走过舞台。 [MSC, simp.]
    Nà wèi nǚ míngxīng niǔniē de zǒu guò wǔtái.
    The female star minced onto the stage.
  2. (literary) bright star
  3. (literary) Venus

Synonyms

  • (celebrity):

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (明星):

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References

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
明 星
みょう
Grade: 2 		しょう > じょう
Grade: 2
goon

/mjauzjau/ → /mjɔːzjɔː/ → /mjoːd͡ʑoː/

From Middle Chinese 明星 (MC mjaeng seng).

Pronunciation

Noun

明(みょう)星(じょう) • (myōjō) ←みやうじやう (myauzyau)?

  1. (astronomy) a bright star, especially Venus as the morning star or evening star
  2. (figurative) an extraordinarily popular or otherwise outstanding person, such as someone of notable talent or virtue
Derived terms
Descendants

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
明 星
あか
Grade: 2 		ほし > ぼし
Grade: 2
kun'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 明星 – see the following entry.
【あかぼし】
明星: a bright star or shooting star
赤星, 明星: the morning star, Venus, especially when seen in the east just before dawn
赤星, 明星: (rare) Jupiter
赤星, 明星: (rare) Antares
明星, 赤星: a surname
Alternative spelling
赤星
(This term, 明星, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ 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
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
明星

Noun

明星

  1. chữ Hán form of minh tinh (“movie star”).
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