칠성

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 七星.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?chilseong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?chilseong
McCune–Reischauer?ch'ilsŏng
Yale Romanization?chil.seng

Noun

칠성 • (chilseong) (hanja 七星)

  1. clipping of 북두칠성 (bukduchilseong, “Big Dipper”)
  2. (mythology) A deity, the personification of the seven stars of the Big Dipper.
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