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北極星

北極星

See also: 北极星

Chinese

		the North Pole	star; satellite; small amount
trad. (北極星)		北極	星
simp. (北极星)		北极	星

Proper noun

北極星

(astronomy) North Star, Polaris

Japanese

Kanji in this term
北	極	星
ほく > ほっ Grade: 2	きょく Grade: 4	せい Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

On'yomi
IPA^(key): [ho̞k̚kjo̞kɯᵝse̞ː]

Proper noun

北極星 ‎(hiragana ほっきょくせい, romaji Hokkyokusei)

(astronomy) the North Star, Pole Star, Polaris

Synonyms

ポラリス

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): Běijíxīng

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄟˇ ㄐㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bak¹ gik⁶ sing¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): Pet-khi̍t-sên
Min Nan (POJ): Pak-ke̍k-chheⁿ / Pak-ke̍k-chhiⁿ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: Běijíxīng
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄟˇ ㄐㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄥ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Beeijyishing
  - IPA ^(key): /peɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡ɕi³⁵ ɕiŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: bak¹ gik⁶ sing¹
  - Yale: bāk gihk sīng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bak⁷ gik⁹ sing¹
  - IPA ^(key): /pɐk̚⁵ kɪk̚² sɪŋ⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Pet-khi̍t-sên
  - Hakka Romanization System: bed` kid sen´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: bed⁵ kid⁶ sen¹
  - IPA: /pet̚² kʰit̚⁵ sen²⁴/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Pak-ke̍k-chheⁿ / Pak-ke̍k-chhiⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: Pak-ki̍k-tshenn / Pak-ki̍k-tshinn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: pakkegzhvef, pakkegchvy
  - IPA (Xiamen): /pak̚³²⁻⁴ kiɪk̚⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰẽ⁴⁴/, /pak̚³²⁻⁴ kiɪk̚⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰĩ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /pak̚⁵⁻²⁴ kiɪk̚²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰẽ³³/, /pak̚⁵⁻²⁴ kiɪk̚²⁴⁻²² t͡ɕʰĩ³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /pak̚³²⁻⁵ kiɪk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰɛ̃⁴⁴/, /pak̚³²⁻⁵ kiɪk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰĩ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /pak̚³²⁻⁴ kiɪk̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰẽ⁴⁴/, /pak̚³²⁻⁴ kiɪk̚⁴⁻³² t͡ɕʰĩ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /pak̚³²⁻⁴ kiɪk̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰẽ⁴⁴/, /pak̚³²⁻⁴ kiɪk̚⁴⁻³² t͡ɕʰĩ⁴⁴/