星君

星君

Chinese

		star; satellite; small amount	monarch; lord; gentleman monarch; lord; gentleman; ruler
simp. and trad. (星君)		星	君

Etymology

In traditional Chinese folk belief, it was thought that each star in the sky has its own deity.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xīngjūn

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄥ ㄐㄩㄣ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sing¹ gwan¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: xīngjūn
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄥ ㄐㄩㄣ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shingjiun
    • IPA ^(key): /ɕiŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕyn⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: sing¹ gwan¹
    • Yale: sīng gwān
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sing¹ gwan¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: xing¹ guen¹
    • IPA ^(key): /sɪŋ⁵⁵ kʷɐn⁵⁵/

Noun

星君

1. the deity of a star

Derived terms

火德星君 (huǒdé xīngjūn)