文曲星

Chinese

language; culture; writing
language; culture; writing; formal; literary; gentle
 
tune; song; bent
tune; song; bent; crooked; wrong
 
star; satellite; small amount
simp. and trad.
(文曲星)

Pronunciation


Noun

文曲星

  1. (Chinese mythology, astronomy) star, constellation or legendary god in charge of imperial examinations and literary affairs
    Coordinate term: 武曲星
  2. (figurative, dated) renowned man of letters
  3. handheld electronic dictionary, especially of the brand Golden Global View
  4. (Wu, figurative) superbrain (a brain with strong memory)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (文曲星):
  • Korean: 문곡성(文曲星) (mun'gokseong)

See also