星官

Chinese

		star; satellite; small amount	official; government; organ of body
simp. and trad. (星官)		星	官

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xīngguān

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄥㄍㄨㄢ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sing¹ gun¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xīngguān
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄥㄍㄨㄢ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: singguan
  - Wade–Giles: hsing¹-kuan¹
  - Yale: syīng-gwān
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shingguan
  - Palladius: сингуань (singuanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ku̯än⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: sing¹ gun¹
  - Yale: sīng gūn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sing¹ gun¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: xing¹ gun¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɪŋ⁵⁵ kuːn⁵⁵/

Noun

星官

(literary) constellation
- 天文有五官。官者，星官也，星座有尊卑，若人之官曹列位，故曰天官。 [Classical Chinese, trad. and simp.]
  From: Sima Zhen, Shiji Suoyin
  Tiānwén yǒu wǔ guān. Guān zhě, xīngguān yě, xīngzuò yǒu zūnbēi, ruò rén zhī guān cáo lièwèi, gù yuē tiānguān. [Pinyin]
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(literary) configurations of the stars (formerly studied for their supposed influence on human affairs)
(literary) astral officer
- 星官曆翁，莫能與其校得失。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  星官历翁，莫能与其校得失。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: Han Yu, 殿中侍御史李君墓誌銘
  Xīngguān lì wēng, mò néng yǔ qí xiào déshī. [Pinyin]
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- 因薦平知省事，又薦星官楊熙澄為樞密使 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
  因荐平知省事，又荐星官杨熙澄为枢密使 [Literary Chinese, simp.]
  From: 1345 CE, Toqto'a (lead editor), History of Song
  yīn jiàn píng zhī xǐngshì, yòu jiàn xīngguān Yángxīchéng wèi shūmìshǐ [Pinyin]
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(literary) god in charge of the stars
- 歷觀古名士畫金童玉女及神仙星官中，有婦人形相者，貌雖端嚴，神必清古。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  历观古名士画金童玉女及神仙星官中，有妇人形相者，貌虽端严，神必清古。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: Guo ruoxu, 圖畫見聞誌
  Lì guān gǔ míngshì huà jīntóngyùnǚ jí shénxiān xīngguān zhōng, yǒu fùrén xíng xiàng zhě, mào suī duān yán, shén bì qīng gǔ. [Pinyin]
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Synonyms

(configurations of the stars): 星象 (xīngxiàng)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (星官):

→ Japanese: 星官(せいかん) (seikan)
→ Korean: 성관(星官) (seonggwan)

References

“Entry #110398”, in 重編國語辭典修訂本 [Revised Mandarin Chinese Dictionary] (in Chinese), National Academy for Educational Research (Taiwan), 2021.