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

Noun

明星

  1. 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.
  2. (literary) bright star
  3. (literary) Venus

Synonyms
  • (celebrity):

Derived terms

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 tin (明星)

See also

References

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

Noun

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

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

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] 明星: 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
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  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), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  3. Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: 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

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