璇璣

璇璣

Chinese

		(jade)	irregular pearl
trad. (璇璣)		璇	璣
simp. (璇玑)		璇	玑
variant forms		璿璣／璿玑 琁璣／琁玑 旋璣／旋玑

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xuánjī

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄐㄧ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): syun⁴ gei¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: xuánjī
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄐㄧ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyuanji
    • Tongyong Pinyin: syuánji
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕɥɛn³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: syun⁴ gei¹
    • Yale: syùhn gēi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: syn⁴ gei¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: xun⁴ géi¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʃyːn²¹ kei̯⁵⁵/

Noun

璇璣

1. (Chinese astronomy) the “spoon”, or the first four stars of the Big Dipper
2. (Chinese astronomy, by extension) Big Dipper
3. (Chinese astronomy) Polaris
4. (literary, figuratively) authority; throne
5. (historical) ancient astronomical instrument, especially the moving part of the instrument

Derived terms

璇璣玉衡／璇玑玉衡