明星

Chinese

		clear; bright; to understand clear; bright; to understand; next; the Ming dynasty	star; satellite; small amount
simp. and trad. (明星)		明	星

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): míngxīng

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ming⁴ sing¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): mìn-sên
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): bêng-chheⁿ / bêng-chhiⁿ / bêng-seng

(Teochew, Peng'im): mêng⁵ cên¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: míngxīng
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄥ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: míngsing
  - Wade–Giles: ming²-hsing¹
  - Yale: míng-syīng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mingshing
  - Palladius: минсин (minsin)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /miŋ³⁵ ɕiŋ⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    明星
    明興 / 明兴
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: ming⁴ sing¹
  - Yale: mìhng sīng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ming⁴ sing¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: ming⁴ xing¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɪŋ²¹ sɪŋ⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    名聲 / 名声
    明星
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: mìn-sên
  - Hakka Romanization System: min^ˇ sen^ˊ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: min² sen¹
  - Sinological IPA: /min¹¹ sen²⁴/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bêng-chheⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: bîng-tshenn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: bengzhvef
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /biɪŋ²³⁻³³ t͡sʰẽ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Taipei)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bêng-chhiⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: bîng-tshinn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: bengchvy
  - IPA (Taipei): /biɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bêng-seng
  - Tâi-lô: bîng-sing
  - Phofsit Daibuun: bengsefng
  - IPA (Taipei): /biɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ siɪŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /biɪŋ¹³⁻²² siɪŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /biɪŋ²⁴⁻²² siɪŋ³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /biɪŋ²³⁻³³ siɪŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /biɪŋ²⁴⁻²² siɪŋ⁴⁴/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: mêng⁵ cên¹
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: mêng tsheⁿ
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /meŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sʰẽ³³/

Noun

明星

celebrity; star
明星選手／明星选手 ― míngxīng xuǎnshǒu ― star player

那位女明星扭捏地走過舞臺。 [MSC, trad.]
那位女明星扭捏地走过舞台。 [MSC, simp.]
Nà wèi nǚ míngxīng niǔniē de zǒu guò wǔtái. [Pinyin]
The female star minced onto the stage.
(literary) bright star
- 明星影亂棲烏驚，火光辟寒春已生。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
  明星影乱栖乌惊，火光辟寒春已生。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]
  From: 14th century, 高啓 (Gao Qi), 《照田蠶詞》
  Míngxīng yǐng luàn qī wū jīng, huǒguāng bìhán chūn yǐ shēng. [Pinyin]
  In bright starlight disorderly shadows are cast, startling the perched crows; / Flames from torches burn off the cold, giving birth to spring. (Translated by Jonathan Chaves, with modifications)
(literary) Venus

Synonyms

(celebrity):

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公眾人物 / 公众人物 (gōngzhòng rénwù)
名人 (míngrén)
名流 (míngliú) (formal)
大牌 (dàpái) (figurative)
知名人士 (zhīmíng rénshì)

Derived terms

明星臉 / 明星脸 (míngxīngliǎn)
超級明星 / 超级明星 (chāojí míngxīng)
電影明星 / 电影明星 (diànyǐng míngxīng)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (明星):

→ Japanese: 明星(みょうじょう) (myōjō) (see there for further descendants)
→ Korean: 명성(明星) (myeongseong)
→ Vietnamese: minh tinh (明星)

References

“明星”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2025.

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
明	星
みょう Grade: 2	しょう > じょう Grade: 2
goon

/mjauzjau/ → /mjɔːzjɔː/ → /mjoːd͡ʑoː/

From Middle Chinese 明星 (MC mjaeng seng).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) みょーじょー [myòójóó] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]^[3]
IPA^(key): [mʲo̞ːʑo̞ː]

Noun

明(みょう)星(じょう) • (myōjō) ^{←みやうじやう (myauzyau)^?}

(astronomy) a bright star, especially Venus as the morning star or evening star
(figurative) an extraordinarily popular or otherwise outstanding person, such as someone of notable talent or virtue

Derived terms

明(あ)けの明(みょう)星(じょう) (ake no myōjō): literally, “bright star of the dawn”: the morning star, Venus
宵(よい)の明(みょう)星(じょう) (yoi no myōjō): literally, “bright star of the evening”: the evening star, Venus

Descendants

→ Portuguese: miojo

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
明	星
あか Grade: 2	ほし > ぼし Grade: 2
kun'yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 明星 – see the following entry.

【あかぼし】

[noun] a bright star or shooting star

[noun] 赤星, 明星: the morning star, Venus, especially when seen in the east just before dawn

[noun] 赤星, 明星: (rare) Jupiter

[noun] 赤星, 明星: (rare) Antares

[proper noun] 明星, 赤星: a surname

Alternative spelling
赤星

(This term, 明星, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
明	星

Noun

明星

chữ Hán form of minh tinh (“movie star”)

[DJR-1] Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[NHK-2] NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

[SMK5-3] Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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References

Japanese

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Noun

Derived terms

Descendants

Etymology 2

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Vietnamese

Noun