明星

Chinese[edit]

		clear; bright; to understand clear; bright; to understand; next; the Ming dynasty	star; satellite; small amount
simp. and trad. (明星)		明	星

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Pronunciation[edit]

Mandarin
(Pinyin): míngxīng

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ming⁴ sing¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): mìn-sên
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): bêng-chheⁿ / bêng-chhiⁿ / bêng-seng

(Teochew, Peng'im): mêng⁵ cên¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: míngxīng
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄥ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: míngsing
  - Wade–Giles: ming²-hsing¹
  - Yale: míng-syīng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mingshing
  - Palladius: минсин (minsin)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /miŋ³⁵ ɕiŋ⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    明星
    明興／明兴
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: ming⁴ sing¹
  - Yale: mìhng sīng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ming⁴ sing¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: ming⁴ xing¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɪŋ²¹ sɪŋ⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    名聲／名声
    明星
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: mìn-sên
  - Hakka Romanization System: minˇ sen´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: min² sen¹
  - Sinological IPA: /min¹¹ sen²⁴/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bêng-chheⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: bîng-tshenn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: bengzhvef
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /biɪŋ²³⁻³³ t͡sʰẽ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Taipei)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bêng-chhiⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: bîng-tshinn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: bengchvy
  - IPA (Taipei): /biɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bêng-seng
  - Tâi-lô: bîng-sing
  - Phofsit Daibuun: bengsefng
  - IPA (Taipei): /biɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ siɪŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /biɪŋ¹³⁻²² siɪŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /biɪŋ²⁴⁻²² siɪŋ³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /biɪŋ²³⁻³³ siɪŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /biɪŋ²⁴⁻²² siɪŋ⁴⁴/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: mêng⁵ cên¹
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: mêng tsheⁿ
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /meŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sʰẽ³³/

Noun[edit]

明星

celebrity; star
明星選手／明星选手 ― míngxīng xuǎnshǒu ― star player

那位女明星扭捏地走過舞臺。 [MSC, trad.]
那位女明星扭捏地走过舞台。 [MSC, simp.]
Nà wèi nǚ míngxīng niǔniē de zǒu guò wǔtái. [Pinyin]
The female star minced onto the stage.
(literary) bright star
(literary) Venus

Synonyms[edit]

(celebrity):

公眾人物／公众人物 (gōngzhòng rénwù)
名人 (míngrén)
名流 (míngliú) (formal)
大牌 (dàpái) (figurative)
知名人士 (zhīmíng rénshì)

Derived terms[edit]

明星臉／明星脸 (míngxīngliǎn)
超級明星／超级明星 (chāojí míngxīng)
電影明星／电影明星 (diànyǐng míngxīng)

Descendants[edit]

Sino-Xenic (明星):

→ Japanese: 明星(みょうじょう) (myōjō) (see there for further descendants)
→ Korean: 명성(明星) (myeongseong)
→ Vietnamese: minh tin (明星)

References[edit]

“Entry #4238”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2023.

Japanese[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Kanji in this term
明	星
みょう Grade: 2	しょう > じょう Grade: 2
goon

/mjauzjau/ → /mjɔːzjɔː/ → /mjoːd͡ʑoː/

From Middle Chinese 明星 (MC mjaeng seng).

Pronunciation[edit]

(Tokyo) みょーじょー [myòójóó] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]^[3]
IPA^(key): [mʲo̞ːʑo̞ː]

Noun[edit]

明(みょう)星(じょう) • (myōjō) ^{←みやうじやう (myauzyau)^?}

(astronomy) a bright star, especially Venus as the morning star or evening star
(figurative) an extraordinarily popular or otherwise outstanding person, such as someone of notable talent or virtue

Derived terms[edit]

明(あ)けの明(みょう)星(じょう) (ake no myōjō): literally, “bright star of the dawn”: the morning star, Venus
宵(よい)の明(みょう)星(じょう) (yoi no myōjō): literally, “bright star of the evening”: the evening star, Venus

Descendants[edit]

→ Portuguese: miojo

Etymology 2[edit]

Kanji in this term
明	星
あか Grade: 2	ほし > ぼし Grade: 2
kun’yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 明星 – see the following entry.

【あかぼし】

[noun] 明星: a bright star or shooting star

[noun] 赤星, 明星: the morning star, Venus, especially when seen in the east just before dawn

[noun] 赤星, 明星: (rare) Jupiter

[noun] 赤星, 明星: (rare) Antares

[proper noun] 明星, 赤星: a surname

Alternative spelling
赤星

(This term, 明星, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

References[edit]

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN

Vietnamese[edit]

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
明	星

Noun[edit]

明星

chữ Hán form of minh tinh (“movie star”).

[DJR-1] Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[NHK-2] NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN

[SMK5-3] Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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明星

Chinese[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

Synonyms[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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Etymology 1[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

References[edit]

Vietnamese[edit]

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