列星

Chinese

		arranged, lined-up	star
trad. (列星)		列	星
simp. #(列星)		列	星

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lièxīng

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄝˋ ㄒㄧㄥ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lièxīng
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄝˋ ㄒㄧㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lièsing
    • Wade–Giles: lieh⁴-hsing¹
    • Yale: lyè-syīng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liehshing
    • Palladius: лесин (lesin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /li̯ɛ⁵¹ ɕiŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

列星

1. (collective, literary, poetic) the stars

   • 日月安屬？列星安陳？ [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     日月安属？列星安陈？ [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Verses of Chu, 4^th century BCE – 2^nd century CE

     Rìyuè ān zhǔ? Lièxīng ān chén? [Pinyin]

     Where do the Sun and the Moon belong? In which realm do the stars reside?

   • 曾不知路之曲直兮，南指月與列星。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     曾不知路之曲直兮，南指月与列星。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Verses of Chu, 4^th century BCE – 2^nd century CE

     Zēng bùzhī lù zhī qūzhí xī, nán zhǐ yuè yǔ lièxīng. [Pinyin]

     Knowing not whether the path is straight or crooked, I follow the Moon and the stars in the Southern sky.