智多星

Chinese

		wisdom; knowledge	many; much; a lot of many; much; a lot of; numerous; multi-	star; satellite; small amount
trad. (智多星)		智	多	星
simp. #(智多星)		智	多	星

Etymology

The nickname for Wu Yong, a brilliant strategist in the traditional Chinese novel Water Margin.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhìduōxīng

  (Zhuyin): ㄓˋ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄒㄧㄥ

---

• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhìduōxīng
    • Zhuyin: ㄓˋ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄒㄧㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhìhduosing
    • Wade–Giles: chih⁴-to¹-hsing¹
    • Yale: jr̀-dwō-syīng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyhduoshing
    • Palladius: чжидосин (čžidosin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ ɕiŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

智多星

1. (figurative) resourceful person; mastermind