參宿

Chinese

		ginseng; take part in; participate ginseng; take part in; participate; join; attend; to join; unequal; varied; irregular; to counsel; uneven; not uniform	(a) night; constellation; lodge for the night (a) night; constellation; lodge for the night; old; former
trad. (參宿)		參	宿
simp. (参宿)		参	宿

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Shēnxiù

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄣ ㄒㄧㄡˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sam¹ sau³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Shēnxiù
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄣ ㄒㄧㄡˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Shensiòu
    • Wade–Giles: Shên¹-hsiu⁴
    • Yale: Shēn-syòu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shenshiow
    • Palladius: Шэньсю (Šɛnʹsju)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂən⁵⁵ ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sam¹ sau³
    • Yale: sām sau
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sam¹ sau³
    • Guangdong Romanization: sem¹ seo³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐm⁵⁵ sɐu̯³³/

Proper noun

參宿

1. (astronomy) Three Stars (Chinese constellation)

Derived terms

• 參宿七 / 参宿七 (Shēnxiùqī)
• 參宿四 / 参宿四 (Shēnxiùsì)