巨星

Chinese

		very large; huge; tremendous very large; huge; tremendous; gigantic	star; satellite; small amount
trad. (巨星)		巨	星
simp. #(巨星)		巨	星

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jùxīng

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄩˋ ㄒㄧㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): geoi⁶ sing¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kū-seng / kǐr-seng / kī-seng / kī-chheⁿ / kū-chhiⁿ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jùxīng
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄩˋ ㄒㄧㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jyùsing
    • Wade–Giles: chü⁴-hsing¹
    • Yale: jyù-syīng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiuhshing
    • Palladius: цзюйсин (czjujsin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕy⁵¹ ɕiŋ⁵⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jùxīngr
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄩˋ ㄒㄧㄥㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jyùsingr
    • Wade–Giles: chü⁴-hsing¹-ʼrh
    • Yale: jyù-syīngr
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiuhshiengl
    • Palladius: цзюйсинр (czjujsinr)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕy⁵¹ ɕiɤ̯̃ɻ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: geoi⁶ sing¹
    • Yale: geuih sīng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: goey⁶ sing¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: gêu⁶ xing¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɵy̯²² sɪŋ⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kū-seng
    • Tâi-lô: kū-sing
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kuxsefng
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ku²²⁻²¹ siɪŋ⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kǐr-seng
    • Tâi-lô: kǐr-sing
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kɯ²² siɪŋ³³/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kī-seng
    • Tâi-lô: kī-sing
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kixsefng
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ki²²⁻²¹ siɪŋ⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Kaohsiung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kī-chheⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: kī-tshenn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kixzhvef
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ki³³⁻²¹ t͡sʰẽ⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Taipei)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kū-chhiⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: kū-tshinn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kuxchvy
    • IPA (Taipei): /ku³³⁻¹¹ t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴/

Noun

巨星

1. (astronomy) giant star
2. (figurative) superstar; influential person

Synonyms

• (superstar): 超級明星／超级明星 (chāojí míngxīng)

Derived terms

• 亮巨星 (liàngjùxīng)
• 天王巨星
• 次巨星 (cìjùxīng)
• 特超巨星 (tèchāojùxīng)
• 紅巨星／红巨星
• 藍巨星／蓝巨星
• 超巨星 (chāojùxīng)

 

See also

• 矮星 (ǎixīng)