尾宿

Chinese

		tail	(a) night; constellation; lodge for the night (a) night; constellation; lodge for the night; old; former
simp. and trad. (尾宿)		尾	宿

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Wěixiù

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˇ ㄒㄧㄡˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mei⁵ sau³
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Bóe-siù

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Wěixiù
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˇ ㄒㄧㄡˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Wěisiòu
    • Wade–Giles: Wei³-hsiu⁴
    • Yale: Wěi-syòu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Woeishiow
    • Palladius: Вэйсю (Vɛjsju)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: mei⁵ sau³
    • Yale: méih sau
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mei⁵ sau³
    • Guangdong Romanization: méi⁵ seo³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mei̯¹³ sɐu̯³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Bóe-siù
    • Tâi-lô: Bué-siù
    • Phofsit Daibuun: boefsiux
    • IPA (Xiamen): /bue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siu²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /bue⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ siu⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /bue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siu²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /bue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siu¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /bue⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siu²¹/

Proper noun

尾宿

1. (Chinese astronomy) Tail

Japanese

Kanji in this term
尾	宿
び Grade: S	しゅく Grade: 3
on’yomi

Etymology

Middle Chinese 尾宿

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bʲiɕɨᵝkɯ̟ᵝ]

Proper noun

尾(び)宿(しゅく) • (Bishuku) 

1. (Chinese astronomy) Tail

Synonyms

• 足垂(あした)れ星(ぼし) (Ashitareboshi), 尾(び) (Bi)

Korean

Hanja in this term
尾	宿

Noun

尾宿 • (misu) (hangeul 미수)

1. Hanja form^? of 미수 (“(Chinese astronomy) Tail”).