二十八宿

Chinese

		twenty-eight; 28	(a) night; constellation; lodge for the night (a) night; constellation; lodge for the night; old; former
trad. (二十八宿)		二十八	宿
simp. #(二十八宿)		二十八	宿

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Èrshíbā Xiù

  (Zhuyin): ㄦˋ ㄕˊ ㄅㄚ ㄒㄧㄡˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Èrshíbā Xiù
    • Zhuyin: ㄦˋ ㄕˊ ㄅㄚ ㄒㄧㄡˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Èrshíhba Siòu
    • Wade–Giles: Êrh⁴-shih²-pa¹ Hsiu⁴
    • Yale: Èr-shŕ-bā Syòu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Ellshyrba Shiow
    • Palladius: Эршиба Сю (Eršiba Sju)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀɤɻ⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ pä⁵⁵ ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹/

Proper noun

二十八宿

1. (astronomy) the Twenty-Eight Mansions (a part of the Chinese constellations system, composed of 28 constellations divided into four regions—the Four Symbols (四象).)

Hyponyms

List of The Four Symbols and Twenty-Eight Mansions

• 青龍／青龙 (qīnglóng, “Azure Dragon”)
  • 1 角宿 (Jiǎoxiù, “Horn”)
  • 2 亢宿 (Kàngxiù, “Neck”)
  • 3 氐宿 (Dǐxiù, “Root”)
  • 4 房宿 (Fángxiù, “Room”)
  • 5 心宿 (Xīnxiù, “Heart”)
  • 6 尾宿 (Wěixiù, “Tail”)
  • 7 箕宿 (Jīxiù, “Winnowing Basket”)
• 玄武 (Xuánwǔ, “Black Tortoise”)
  • 8 斗宿 (Dǒuxiù, “Dipper”)
  • 9 牛宿 (Niúxiù, “Ox”)
  • 10 女宿 (Nǚxiù, “Girl”)
  • 11 虛宿／虚宿 (Xūxiù, “Emptiness”)
  • 12 危宿 (Wēixiù, “Rooftop”)
  • 13 室宿 (Shìxiù, “Encampment”)
  • 14 壁宿 (Bìxiù, “Wall”)
• 白虎 (báihǔ, “White Tiger”)
  • 15 奎宿 (Kuíxiù, “Legs”)
  • 16 婁宿／娄宿 (Lóuxiù, “Bond”)
  • 17 胃宿 (Wèixiù, “Stomach”)
  • 18 昴宿 (Mǎoxiù, “Hairy Head”)
  • 19 畢宿／毕宿 (Bìxiù, “Net”)
  • 20 觜宿 (Zīxiù, “Turtle Beak”)
  • 21 參宿／参宿 (Shēnxiù, “Three Stars”)
• 朱雀 (zhūquè, “Vermilion Bird”)
  • 22 井宿 (Jǐngxiù, “Well”)
  • 23 鬼宿 (Guǐxiù, “Ghost”)
  • 24 柳宿 (Liǔxiù, “Willow”)
  • 25 星宿 (xīngxiù, “Star”)
  • 26 張宿／张宿 (Zhāngxiù, “Extended Net”)
  • 27 翼宿 (Yìxiù, “Wings”)
  • 28 軫宿／轸宿 (Zhěnxiù, “Chariot”)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
二	十	八	宿
に Grade: 1	じゅう Grade: 1	はち > はっ Grade: 1	しゅく Grade: 3
on’yomi

Etymology

Chinese 二十八宿 (Èrshíbā Xiù)

Proper noun

二(に)十(じゅう)八(はっ)宿(しゅく) • (Nijūhasshuku) 

1. (astronomy) the Twenty-Eight Mansions

Korean

Hanja in this term
二	十	八	宿

Proper noun

二十八宿 • (Isip'palsu) (hangeul 이십팔수)

1. Hanja form^? of 이십팔수 (“the Twenty-Eight Mansions”).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
二	十	八	宿

Proper noun

二十八宿

1. chữ Hán form of Nhị thập bát tú (“the Twenty-Eight Mansions”).