織女星

See also: 织女星

Chinese

		weaving girl; weaver girl	star; satellite; small amount
trad. (織女星)		織女	星
simp. (织女星)		织女	星

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Zhīnǚxīng

  (Zhuyin): ㄓ ㄋㄩˇ ㄒㄧㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zik¹ neoi⁵ sing¹, zik¹ neoi^5-2 sing¹
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): Chṳt-ńg-sên
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Chit-lú-chhiⁿ / Chit-lír-chhiⁿ / Chit-lí-chheⁿ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Zhīnǚxīng
    • Zhuyin: ㄓ ㄋㄩˇ ㄒㄧㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Jhihnyǔsing
    • Wade–Giles: Chih¹-nü³-hsing¹
    • Yale: Jr̄-nyǔ-syīng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jyneushing
    • Palladius: Чжинюйсин (Čžinjujsin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ny²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zik¹ neoi⁵ sing¹, zik¹ neoi^5-2 sing¹
    • Yale: jīk néuih sīng, jīk néui sīng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzik⁷ noey⁵ sing¹, dzik⁷ noey^5-2 sing¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: jig¹ nêu⁵ xing¹, jig¹ nêu^5-2 xing¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪk̚⁵ nɵy̯¹³ sɪŋ⁵⁵/, /t͡sɪk̚⁵ nɵy̯¹³⁻³⁵ sɪŋ⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Chṳt-ńg-sên
    • Hakka Romanization System: ziid` ng` sen´
    • Hagfa Pinyim: zid⁵ ng³ sen¹
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sɨt̚² ŋ̍³¹ sen²⁴/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chit-lú-chhiⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: Tsit-lú-tshinn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: citlwchvy
    • IPA (Xiamen, Taipei): /t͡sit̚³²⁻⁴ lu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chit-lír-chhiⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: Tsit-lír-tshinn
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sit̚⁵⁻²⁴ lɯ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰĩ³³/
  • (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chit-lí-chheⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: Tsit-lí-tshenn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: citlyzhvef
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sit̚³²⁻⁵ li⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰɛ̃⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sit̚³²⁻⁴ li⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰẽ⁴⁴/

Proper noun

織女星

1. (astronomy) Vega

Synonyms

• 織女一／织女一 (Zhīnǚyī)

Dialectal synonyms of 織女星 (“Vega”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		織女星, 織女
Mandarin	Taiwan	織女星
Southern Min	Xiamen	七娘媽星
	Taipei	織女
	New Taipei (Tamsui)	織女
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	織女
	New Taipei (Pingxi)	織女
	Kaohsiung	織女
	Kaohsiung (Cijin)	織女
	Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang)	織女
	Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang)	織女
	Kaohsiung (Tianliao)	織女
	Yilan	織女
	Yilan (Toucheng)	織女
	Changhua (Lukang)	織女
	Taichung	織女
	Tainan	織女, 七娘媽星
	Tainan (Anping)	織女
	Hsinchu	織女
	Kinmen	織女
	Penghu (Magong)	織女
	Penghu (Xiyu)	織女

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (織女星):

• → Japanese: 織(しょく)女(じょ)星(せい) (Shokujosei)
• → Korean: 직녀성(織女星) (Jingnyeoseong)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
織	女	星
しょく Grade: 5	じょ Grade: 1	せい Grade: 2
on’yomi

Kanji in this term
織	女	星
お(り) Grade: 5	ひめ Grade: 1	ほし > ぼし Grade: 2
kun’yomi	irregular	kun’yomi

Alternative forms

• 織姫星
• おりひめ星

Etymology

From 織姫 (Orihime) +‎ 星 (-hoshi, “star”), or alternatively from 織女 (shokujo, “weaving woman”) +‎ 星 (-sei, “star”). The kanji are jukujikun (熟字訓), from Chinese 織女星／织女星 (Zhīnǚxīng).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) おりひめ​ぼし [òríhíméꜜbòshì] (Nakadaka – [4])
• IPA^(key): [o̞ɾʲiçime̞bo̞ɕi]

• (Tokyo) しょくじょ​せー [shòkújóꜜsèè] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [ɕo̞kɯ̟ᵝʑo̞se̞ː]

Proper noun

織(おり)女(ひめ)星(ぼし) • (Orihimeboshi)  (alternative reading hiragana しょくじょせい, rōmaji Shokujosei, historical hiragana しよくぢよせい)

1. (astronomy) Synonym of ベガ (Bega, “Vega”)