二十八宿

Chinese

		twenty-eight; 28	(a) night; constellation; lodge for the night (a) night; constellation; lodge for the night; old; former
trad. (二十八宿)		二十八	宿
simp. ^#(二十八宿)		二十八	宿

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Èrshíbā Xiù

(Zhuyin): ㄦˋ ㄕˊ ㄅㄚㄒㄧㄡˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Èrshíbā Xiù
  - Zhuyin: ㄦˋ ㄕˊ ㄅㄚㄒㄧㄡˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Èrshíhba Siòu
  - Wade–Giles: Êrh⁴-shih²-pa¹ Hsiu⁴
  - Yale: Èr-shŕ-bā Syòu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Ellshyrba Shiow
  - Palladius: Эршиба Сю (Eršiba Sju)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀɤɻ⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ pä⁵⁵ ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹/

Proper noun

二十八宿

(astronomy) the Twenty-Eight Mansions (a part of the Chinese constellations system, composed of 28 constellations divided into four regions—the Four Symbols (四象).)

Hyponyms

List of The Four Symbols and Twenty-Eight Mansions

朱雀 (zhūquè, “Vermilion Bird”)
- 22 井宿 (Jǐngxiù, “Well”)
- 23 鬼宿 (Guǐxiù, “Ghost”)
- 24 柳宿 (Liǔxiù, “Willow”)
- 25 星宿 (xīngxiù, “Star”)
- 26 張宿／张宿 (Zhāngxiù, “Extended Net”)
- 27 翼宿 (Yìxiù, “Wings”)
- 28 軫宿／轸宿 (Zhěnxiù, “Chariot”)
玄武 (Xuánwǔ, “Black Tortoise”)
- 10 女宿 (Nǚxiù, “Girl”)
- 11 虛宿／虚宿 (Xūxiù, “Emptiness”)
- 12 危宿 (Wēixiù, “Rooftop”)
- 13 室宿 (Shìxiù, “Encampment”)
- 14 壁宿 (Bìxiù, “Wall”)
- 8 斗宿 (Dǒuxiù, “Dipper”)
- 9 牛宿 (Niúxiù, “Ox”)
白虎 (báihǔ, “White Tiger”)
- 15 奎宿 (Kuíxiù, “Legs”)
- 16 婁宿／娄宿 (Lóuxiù, “Bond”)
- 17 胃宿 (Wèixiù, “Stomach”)
- 18 昴宿 (Mǎoxiù, “Hairy Head”)
- 19 畢宿／毕宿 (Bìxiù, “Net”)
- 20 觜宿 (Zīxiù, “Turtle Beak”)
- 21 參宿／参宿 (Shēnxiù, “Three Stars”)
青龍／青龙 (qīnglóng, “Azure Dragon”)
- 1 角宿 (Jiǎoxiù, “Horn”)
- 2 亢宿 (Kàngxiù, “Neck”)
- 3 氐宿 (Dǐxiù, “Root”)
- 4 房宿 (Fángxiù, “Room”)
- 5 心宿 (Xīnxiù, “Heart”)
- 6 尾宿 (Wěixiù, “Tail”)
- 7 箕宿 (Jīxiù, “Winnowing Basket”)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
二	十	八	宿
に Grade: 1	じゅう Grade: 1	はち > はっ Grade: 1	しゅく Grade: 3
on'yomi

Etymology

Chinese 二十八宿 (Èrshíbā Xiù)

Proper noun

二(に)十(じゅう)八(はっ)宿(しゅく) • (Nijūhasshuku)

(astronomy) the Twenty-Eight Mansions

Korean

Hanja in this term
二	十	八	宿

Proper noun

二十八宿 • (Isip'palsu) (hangeul 이십팔수)

hanja form^? of 이십팔수 (“the Twenty-Eight Mansions”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
二	十	八	宿

Proper noun

二十八宿

chữ Hán form of nhị thập bát tú (“the Twenty-Eight Mansions”)