王后星

Chinese

		queen consort	star; satellite; small amount
simp. and trad. (王后星)		王后	星

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Wánghòuxīng

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄤˊ ㄏㄡˋ ㄒㄧㄥ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Wánghòuxīng
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄤˊ ㄏㄡˋ ㄒㄧㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Wánghòusing
    • Wade–Giles: Wang²-hou⁴-hsing¹
    • Yale: Wáng-hòu-syīng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Wanghowshing
    • Palladius: Ванхоусин (Vanxousin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɑŋ³⁵ xoʊ̯⁵¹ ɕiŋ⁵⁵/

Proper noun

王后星

1. (astronomy) 20 Massalia

   Synonym: 馬賽星／马赛星

Usage notes

The name 王后星 (Wánghòuxīng) is a well-established 19th-century mistranslation by Li Shanlan. Some modern sources replace the name with the partial transliteration 馬賽星／马赛星; however, the original form 王后星 (Wánghòuxīng) remains common.

References

• 王后星 on the Chinese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^zh