星槎

Chinese

		star; satellite; small amount	a raft made of bamboo or wood; to fell trees; to hew
trad. (星槎)		星	槎
simp. #(星槎)		星	槎

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xīngchá

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄥ ㄔㄚˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xīngchá
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄥ ㄔㄚˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: singchá
    • Wade–Giles: hsing¹-chʻa²
    • Yale: syīng-chá
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shingchar
    • Palladius: синча (sinča)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰä³⁵/

Noun

星槎

1. (literary) boat
2. (archaic) unidentified flying object; UFO

Synonyms

• (unidentified flying object):

• 不明飛行物／不明飞行物 (bùmíng fēixíngwù)
• 不明飛行物體／不明飞行物体 (bùmíng fēixíng wùtǐ)
• 幽浮 (yōufú) (chiefly Taiwan)
• 飛碟／飞碟 (fēidié) (flying saucer)

 

Proper noun

星槎

1. (literary, mythology) Celestial Boast Sailing into the Silver River