危宿

Chinese

		danger; to endanger	(a) night; constellation; lodge for the night (a) night; constellation; lodge for the night; old; former
simp. and trad. (危宿)		危	宿

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Wēixiù, Wéixiù

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄟ ㄒㄧㄡˋ, ㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄡˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ngai⁴ sau³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Wēixiù
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄟ ㄒㄧㄡˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: weisiòu
    • Wade–Giles: wei¹-hsiu⁴
    • Yale: wēi-syòu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ueishiow
    • Palladius: вэйсю (vɛjsju)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯⁵⁵ ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan; dated variant in Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Wéixiù
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄡˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wéisiòu
    • Wade–Giles: wei²-hsiu⁴
    • Yale: wéi-syòu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: weishiow
    • Palladius: вэйсю (vɛjsju)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯³⁵ ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ngai⁴ sau³
    • Yale: ngàih sau
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ngai⁴ sau³
    • Guangdong Romanization: ngei⁴ seo³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋɐi̯²¹ sɐu̯³³/

Proper noun

危宿

1. (astronomy) the Roof, a Chinese constellation near Aquarius and Pegasus

Synonyms

• 危 (wēi)