星星點點
Chinese
| star; satellite; small amount | star; satellite; small amount | point; dot; (decimal) point point; dot; (decimal) point; o'clock; (measure word) |
point; dot; (decimal) point point; dot; (decimal) point; o'clock; (measure word) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (星星點點) | 星 | 星 | 點 | 點 | |
| simp. (星星点点) | 星 | 星 | 点 | 点 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Pinyin): xīngxīngdiǎndiǎn
- (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄉㄧㄢˇ
- Cantonese (Jyutping): sing1 sing1 dim2 dim2
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: xīngxīngdiǎndiǎn [Phonetic: xīngxīngdiándiǎn]
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄉㄧㄢˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: singsingdiǎndiǎn
- Wade–Giles: hsing1-hsing1-tien3-tien3
- Yale: syīng-syīng-dyǎn-dyǎn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shingshingdeandean
- Palladius: синсиндяньдянь (sinsindjanʹdjanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ti̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ti̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: sing1 sing1 dim2 dim2
- Yale: sīng sīng dím dím
- Cantonese Pinyin: sing1 sing1 dim2 dim2
- Guangdong Romanization: xing1 xing1 dim2 dim2
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɪŋ⁵⁵ sɪŋ⁵⁵ tiːm³⁵ tiːm³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
星星點點
- many and scattered
- in bits and pieces; scrappy