水星
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水星
Chinese
| water; river | star; satellite; small amount | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (水星) |
水 | 星 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): seoi2 sing1
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): Súi-sên
- Eastern Min (BUC): Cūi-sĭng
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Chúi-chhiⁿ / Chúi-chheⁿ
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 5sy-shin
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄒㄧㄥ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Shuěising
- Wade–Giles: Shui3-hsing1
- Yale: Shwěi-syīng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shoeishing
- Palladius: Шуйсин (Šujsin)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: seoi2 sing1
- Yale: séui sīng
- Cantonese Pinyin: soey2 sing1
- Guangdong Romanization: sêu2 xing1
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɵy̯³⁵ sɪŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Súi-sên
- Hakka Romanization System: suiˋ senˊ
- Hagfa Pinyim: sui3 sen1
- Sinological IPA: /su̯i³¹ sen²⁴/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: Cūi-sĭng
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sui³³⁻²¹ (s-)liŋ⁵⁵/
- (Fuzhou)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Taipei, Xiamen)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chúi-chhiⁿ
- Tâi-lô: Tsuí-tshinn
- Phofsit Daibuun: zuychvy
- IPA (Taipei, Xiamen): /t͡sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sui⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰĩ³³/
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chúi-chheⁿ
- Tâi-lô: Tsuí-tshenn
- Phofsit Daibuun: zuyzhvef
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sui⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰẽ⁴⁴/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰɛ̃⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Taipei, Xiamen)
- Wu
- Middle Chinese: sywijX seng
Proper noun
水星
- Mercury (planet)
Synonyms
- (historical astronomy) 辰星 (Chénxīng)
Derived terms
See also
- (planets of the Solar System) 太陽系的行星／太阳系的行星; 水星 (Shuǐxīng), 金星 (Jīnxīng), 地球 (Dìqiú), 火星 (Huǒxīng), 木星 (Mùxīng), 土星 (Tǔxīng), 天王星 (Tiānwángxīng), 海王星 (Hǎiwángxīng)
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 水 | 星 |
| すい Grade: 1 |
せい Grade: 2 |
| on'yomi | |
Etymology
From Chinese 水星 (Shuǐxīng, in reference to Wu Xing, literally “water star”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
- Mercury (planet)
Synonyms
Derived terms
See also
- (planets of the Solar System) 太陽系の惑星 (Taiyōkei no wakusei); 水星 (Suisei, “Mercury”), 金星 (Kinsei, “Venus”), 地球 (Chikyū, “Earth”), 火星 (Kasei, “Mars”), 木星 (Mokusei, “Jupiter”), 土星 (Dosei, “Saturn”), 天王星 (Tennōsei, “Uranus”), 海王星 (Kaiōsei, “Neptune”) (Category: ja:Planets of the Solar System)
- メルクリウス (Merukuriusu)
- 水銀 (suigin, “mercury”)
References
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- 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 | |
|---|---|
| 水 | 星 |
Proper noun
水星 • (Suseong or McCune-Reischauer: Susŏng or Yale: Swuseng) (hangeul 수성)
Vietnamese
| chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
|---|---|
| 水 | 星 |
Proper noun
水星