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七星

七星

Chinese

		seven; 7	star; satellite; small amount
simp. and trad. (七星)		七	星

Noun

七星

Big Dipper; Ursa Major

Derived terms

北斗七星 (Běidǒu Qīxīng)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
七	星
しち Grade: 1	せい Grade: 2
on'yomi

Noun

七星 ‎(hiragana しちせい, romaji shichisei)

Big Dipper; Ursa Major

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): qīxīng

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄒㄧㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): cat¹ sing¹
Min Nan (POJ): chhit-chheⁿ / chhit-chhiⁿ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: qīxīng
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄒㄧㄥ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chishing
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ ɕiŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: cat¹ sing¹
  - Yale: chāt sīng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsat⁷ sing¹
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɐt̚⁵ sɪŋ⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhit-chheⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: tshit-tshenn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: chitzhvef
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕʰit̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sʰɛ̃⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕʰit̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰẽ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taipei)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhit-chhiⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: tshit-tshinn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: chitchvy
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕʰit̚³²⁻⁴ t͡ɕʰĩ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕʰit̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡ɕʰĩ³³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡ɕʰit̚³²⁻⁴ t͡ɕʰĩ⁴⁴/