獅子座

See also: 狮子座

Chinese

		lion; bodhisattva	seat; base; stand seat; base; stand; measure word for large, solid things
trad. (獅子座)		獅子	座
simp. (狮子座)		狮子	座

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Shīzizuò

  (Zhuyin): ㄕ ˙ㄗ ㄗㄨㄛˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): si¹ zi² zo⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Shīzizuò
    • Zhuyin: ㄕ ˙ㄗ ㄗㄨㄛˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Shihzi̊hzuò
    • Wade–Giles: Shih¹-tzŭ⁵-tso⁴
    • Yale: Shr̄-dz-dzwò
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shy.tzytzuoh
    • Palladius: Шицзыцзо (Šiczyczo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ d͡z̥z̩² t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: si¹ zi² zo⁶
    • Yale: sī jí joh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: si¹ dzi² dzo⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: xi¹ ji² zo⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siː⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵ t͡sɔː²²/

Proper noun

獅子座

1. (astronomy) Leo

Related terms

• 獅子宮／狮子宫

See also

Zodiac signs in Mandarin · 黃道十二宮／黄道十二宫 (huángdào shí'èrgōng) (layout · text)
白羊宮／白羊宫 (báiyánggōng)	金牛宮／金牛宫 (jīnniúgōng)	雙子宮／双子宫 (Shuāngzǐgōng)	巨蟹宮／巨蟹宫
獅子宮／狮子宫	室女宮／室女宫, 處女宮／处女宫	天秤宮／天秤宫	天蠍宮／天蝎宫
射手宮／射手宫, 人馬宮／人马宫	摩羯宮／摩羯宫, 山羊宮／山羊宫	寶瓶宮／宝瓶宫, 寶瓶宮／宝瓶宫	雙魚宮／双鱼宫

Japanese

Kanji in this term
獅	子	座
し Jinmeiyō	し Grade: 1	ざ Grade: 6
goon

Etymology

獅子 (“lion”) +‎ 座 (“seat; constellation”). In the "lion seat" sense, from the apparent resemblance to a lion's fiery mane of the backrest.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ししざ [shìshízá] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɕi̥ɕiza̠]

Noun

獅(し)子(し)座(ざ) • (shishiza) 

1. (Buddhism) a Lion Throne (throne of a buddha, a bodhisattva or a high priest)

   Synonyms: 猊座, 獅子の座

Proper noun

獅(し)子(し)座(ざ) • (Shishiza) 

1. Alternative spelling of しし座 (“Leo”) (constellation)