明星
Chinese
clear; bright; to understand clear; bright; to understand; next; the Ming dynasty | star; satellite; small amount | ||
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simp. and trad. (明星) | 明 | 星 |
Pronunciation
Noun
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.]
- Nà wèi nǚ míngxīng niǔniē de zǒu guò wǔtái. [Pinyin]
- The female star minced onto the stage.
那位女明星扭捏地走过舞台。 [MSC, simp.]
- (literary) bright star
- (literary) Venus
Synonyms
- (celebrity):
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Derived terms
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Descendants
Sino-Xenic (明星):
- → Japanese: 明星 (myōjō)
- → Korean: 명성(明星) (myeongseong)
- → Vietnamese: minh tinh (明星)
See also
- 大腕 (dàwàn)
- 萬人迷/万人迷 (wànrénmí)
- 偶像 (ǒuxiàng)
References
- “Entry #4238”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (in Chinese and Min Nan), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2011.
Japanese
Etymology 1
Kanji in this term | |
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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 mˠiæŋ seŋ).
Pronunciation
- On’yomi
- (Tokyo) みょーじょー [myòójóó] (Heiban – [0])[1][2][3]
- IPA(key): [mʲo̞ːʑo̞ː]
Noun
明星 • (myōjō) ←みやうじやう (myauzyau)?
- (astronomy) a bright star, especially Venus as the morning star or evening star
- (figuratively) an extraordinarily popular or otherwise outstanding person, such as someone of notable talent or virtue
Derived terms
- 明けの明星 (ake no myōjō): literally, “bright star of the dawn”: the morning star, Venus
- 宵の明星 (yoi no myōjō): literally, “bright star of the evening”: the evening star, Venus
Etymology 2
Kanji in this term | |
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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. | ||
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(This term, 明星, is an alternative spelling of the above term.) |
References
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
- 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
Vietnamese
Hán tự in this term | |
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明 | 星 |
Noun
明星
- chữ Hán form of minh tinh (“movie star”).