星霜
Chinese
| star; satellite; small amount | frost | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (星霜) | 星 | 霜 | |
| simp. #(星霜) | 星 | 霜 | |
Etymology
From the thought that a star revolves around the heavens in a year while frost occurs every year, hence a symbol of time.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: xīngshuāng
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄥ ㄕㄨㄤ
- Tongyong Pinyin: singshuang
- Wade–Giles: hsing1-shuang1
- Yale: syīng-shwāng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shingshuang
- Palladius: синшуан (sinšuan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: sing1 soeng1
- Yale: sīng sēung
- Cantonese Pinyin: sing1 soeng1
- Guangdong Romanization: xing1 sêng1
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɪŋ⁵⁵ sœːŋ⁵⁵/
- Homophones:
星相
星霜
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
Noun
星霜
- (literary, figurative) time; years
- (literary, figurative) stars and frost in the morning; hardship; difficulty
Adjective
星霜
Descendants
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 星 | 霜 |
| せい Grade: 2 |
そう Grade: S |
| on'yomi | |
Etymology
seisau > seisɔː > seisoː. Literally "stars and frost", from the thought that a star revolves around the heavens in a year while frost occurs every year, hence a symbol of time.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [se̞ːso̞ː]
Noun
See also
Korean
| Hanja in this term | |
|---|---|
| 星 | 霜 |
Noun
星霜 • (seongsang) (hangeul 성상)
Vietnamese
| chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
|---|---|
| 星 | 霜 |
Noun
星霜
- chữ Hán form of tinh sương