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Chinese
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to guard; to protect; to defend to guard; to protect; to defend; surname
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star; satellite; small amount
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trad. (衛星/衞星)
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衛/衞
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星
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simp. (卫星)
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卫
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星
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Etymology
“Satellite” in the grammar sense is a semantic loan from English satellite.
Pronunciation
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)
- 衛星圖像/卫星图像 ― wèixīng túxiàng ― satellite image
- 衛星導航系統/卫星导航系统 ― wèixīng dǎoháng xìtǒng ― satellite navigation system
- (by extension, chiefly Mainland China) hyperbolic, often extremely unrealistic claims or goals
- 放衛星/放卫星 ― fàng wèixīng ― to make an unrealistic statement
- (grammar) satellite
Derived terms
Descendants
Japanese
Alternative spelling
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衞星 (kyūjitai)
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Etymology
衛 (ei, “to guard”) + 星 (-sei, “celestial body”)
Pronunciation
Noun
衛星 • (eisei) ←ゑいせい (weisei)?
- (astronomy) a satellite (a body orbiting a larger one; man-made apparatus designed to be placed in orbit around a celestial body)
See also
References
- 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
Korean
Noun
衛星 • (wiseong) (hangeul 위성)
- hanja form? of 위성 (“satellite”)
Vietnamese
Noun
衛星
- chữ Hán form of vệ tinh (“satellite”).