剋星

Chinese

		to overcome; subdue; to overthrow to overcome; subdue; to overthrow; restrain; cut down; to be able to	star; satellite; small amount
trad. (剋星)		剋	星
simp. (克星)		克	星

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kèxīng

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄜˋ ㄒㄧㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hak¹ sing¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khek-chheⁿ / khek-chhiⁿ / khek-seng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kèxīng → kèxing (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄜˋ ㄒㄧㄥ → ㄎㄜˋ ˙ㄒㄧㄥ (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kèsi̊ng
    • Wade–Giles: kʻo⁴-hsing⁵
    • Yale: kè-sying
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: keh.shing
    • Palladius: кэсин (kɛsin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɤ⁵¹ ɕiŋ⁵⁵/ → /kʰɤ⁵¹ ɕiŋ¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hak¹ sing¹
    • Yale: hāk sīng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hak⁷ sing¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: heg¹ xing¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɐk̚⁵ sɪŋ⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Kaohsiung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khek-chheⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: khik-tshenn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qekzhvef
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰẽ⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Taipei)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khek-chhiⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: khik-tshinn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qekchvy
    • IPA (Taipei): /kʰiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khek-seng
    • Tâi-lô: khik-sing
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qeksefng
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /kʰiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ siɪŋ⁴⁴/

Noun

剋星

1. (figurative) nemesis; natural enemy; strong opponent; jinx