占星

Chinese

		to divine	star; satellite; small amount
simp. and trad. (占星)		占	星

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhānxīng

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄢ ㄒㄧㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zim¹ sing¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhānxīng
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄢ ㄒㄧㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhansing
    • Wade–Giles: chan¹-hsing¹
    • Yale: jān-syīng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: janshing
    • Palladius: чжаньсин (čžanʹsin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂän⁵⁵ ɕiŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zim¹ sing¹
    • Yale: jīm sīng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzim¹ sing¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: jim¹ xing¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siːm⁵⁵ sɪŋ⁵⁵/

Verb

占星

1. to divine by astrology

Derived terms

• 占星學 (zhānxīngxué)
• 占星家 (zhānxīngjiā)
• 占星術 (zhānxīngshù)

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (占星):

• → Japanese: 占星(せんせい) (sensei)
• → Korean: 점성(占星) (jeomseong)
• → Vietnamese: chiêm tinh (占星)