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Chinese
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clear; bright; to understand clear; bright; to understand; next; the Ming dynasty
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star; satellite; small amount
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simp. and trad. (明星)
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明
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星
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Pronunciation
Noun
明星
- 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.
- (literary) bright star
- (literary) Venus
Synonyms
- 公眾人物/公众人物 (gōngzhòng rénwù)
- 名人 (míngrén)
- 名流 (míngliú) (formal)
- 大牌 (dàpái) (figurative)
- 知名人士 (zhīmíng rénshì)
Derived terms
Descendants
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References
Japanese
Etymology 1
/mjauzjau/ → /mjɔːzjɔː/ → /mjoːd͡ʑoː/
From Middle Chinese 明星 (MC mjaeng seng).
Pronunciation
Noun
明星 • (myōjō) ←みやうじやう (myauzyau)?
- (astronomy) a bright star, especially Venus as the morning star or evening star
- (figurative) an extraordinarily popular or otherwise outstanding person, such as someone of notable talent or virtue
Derived terms
Descendants
Etymology 2
For pronunciation and definitions of 明星 – see the following entry.
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(This term, 明星, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)
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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
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
Vietnamese
Noun
明星
- chữ Hán form of minh tinh (“movie star”).