眾星拱月

Chinese

		numerous; multitude; crowd	star; satellite; small amount	fold hands in salute; to arch	moon; month
trad. (眾星拱月/衆星拱月)		眾/衆	星	拱	月
simp. (众星拱月)		众	星	拱	月
alternative forms		衆星拱月／众星拱月
Literally: “myriads of stars surround the moon”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhòngxīnggǒngyuè

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄍㄨㄥˇ ㄩㄝˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zung³ sing¹ gung² jyut⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhòngxīnggǒngyuè
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄍㄨㄥˇ ㄩㄝˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhòngsinggǒngyuè
    • Wade–Giles: chung⁴-hsing¹-kung³-yüeh⁴
    • Yale: jùng-syīng-gǔng-ywè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jonqshinggoongyueh
    • Palladius: чжунсингунъюэ (čžunsingunʺjue)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹ ɕiŋ⁵⁵ kʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɥɛ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zung³ sing¹ gung² jyut⁶
    • Yale: jung sīng gúng yuht
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzung³ sing¹ gung² jyt⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: zung³ xing¹ gung² yud⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʊŋ³³ sɪŋ⁵⁵ kʊŋ³⁵ jyːt̚²/

Idiom

眾星拱月

1. (figurative) to crowd around or revolve around somebody

Synonyms

• 眾星捧月／众星捧月