明星

Chinese

		clear; bright; to understand clear; bright; to understand; next; the Ming dynasty	star; satellite; small amount
simp. and trad. (明星)		明	星

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): míngxīng

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ming⁴ sing¹

• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): mìn-sên

  (Hailu, HRS): min siang^ˋ

• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): bêng-seng / bêng-chheⁿ / bêng-chhiⁿ

  (Teochew, Peng'im): mêng⁵ cên¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: míngxīng
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: míngsing
    • Wade–Giles: ming²-hsing¹
    • Yale: míng-syīng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mingshing
    • Palladius: минсин (minsin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /miŋ³⁵ ɕiŋ⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 明星 明興 / 明兴

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: ming⁴ sing¹
    • Yale: mìhng sīng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ming⁴ sing¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ming⁴ xing¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɪŋ²¹ sɪŋ⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 名聲 / 名声 明星

• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: mìn-sên
    • Hakka Romanization System: min^ˇ sen^ˊ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: min² sen¹
    • Sinological IPA: /min¹¹ sen²⁴/
  • (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
    • Hakka Romanization System: min siang^ˋ
    • Sinological IPA: /min⁵⁵ siaŋ⁵³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Philippines)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bêng-seng
    • Tâi-lô: bîng-sing
    • Phofsit Daibuun: bengsefng
    • Sinological IPA (Taipei): /biɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ siɪŋ⁴⁴/
    • Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /biɪŋ¹³⁻²² siɪŋ⁴⁴/
    • Sinological IPA (Quanzhou, Philippines): /biɪŋ²⁴⁻²² siɪŋ³³/
    • Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /biɪŋ²³⁻³³ siɪŋ⁴⁴/
    • Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /biɪŋ²⁴⁻²² siɪŋ⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Kaohsiung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bêng-chheⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: bîng-tshenn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: bengzhvef
    • Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /biɪŋ²³⁻³³ t͡sʰẽ⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Taipei)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bêng-chhiⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: bîng-tshinn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: bengchvy
    • Sinological IPA (Taipei): /biɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: mêng⁵ cên¹
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: mêng tsheⁿ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /meŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sʰẽ³³/

Noun

明星

1. celebrity; star (Classifier: 個／个 m c; 位 m c; 名 m c)

   明星選手／明星选手  ―  míngxīng xuǎnshǒu  ―  star player

   那位女明星扭捏地走過舞臺。 [MSC, trad.]
   那位女明星扭捏地走过舞台。 [MSC, simp.]

   Nà wèi nǚ míngxīng niǔniē de zǒu guò wǔtái. [Pinyin]

   The female star minced onto the stage.

2. (literary) bright star

   • 明星影亂棲烏驚，火光辟寒春已生。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
     明星影乱栖乌惊，火光辟寒春已生。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]

     From: 14th century, 高啓 (Gao Qi), 《照田蠶詞》

     Míngxīng yǐng luàn qī wū jīng, huǒguāng bìhán chūn yǐ shēng. [Pinyin]

     In bright starlight disorderly shadows are cast, startling the perched crows; / Flames from torches burn off the cold, giving birth to spring. (Translated by Jonathan Chaves, with modifications)

3. (literary) Venus

Synonyms

• (celebrity):

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• 公眾人物 / 公众人物 (gōngzhòng rénwù)
• 名人 (míngrén)
• 名流 (míngliú) (formal)
• 大牌 (dàpái) (figurative)
• 知名人士 (zhīmíng rénshì)

Derived terms

• 明星臉 / 明星脸 (míngxīngliǎn)
• 超級明星 / 超级明星 (chāojí míngxīng)
• 電影明星 / 电影明星 (diànyǐng míngxīng)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (明星):

• → Japanese: 明星(みょうじょう) (myōjō) (see there for further descendants)
• → Korean: 명성(明星) (myeongseong)
• → Vietnamese: minh tinh (明星)

See also

• 大腕 (dàwàn)
• 萬人迷／万人迷 (wànrénmí)
• 偶像 (ǒuxiàng)
• 巨星 (jùxīng)

References

• “明星”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2026.
• 徐兆泉 (2009), “明星”, in 臺灣四縣腔海陸腔客家話辭典 [Hakka Dictionary of Taiwan] (overall work in Mandarin and Hakka), Taipei: SMC Publishing Inc..

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
明	星
みょう Grade: 2	しょう > じょう Grade: 2
goon

/mjauzjau/ → /mjɔːzjɔː/ → /mjoːd͡ʑoː/

From Middle Chinese 明星 (MC mjaeng seng).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mʲo̞ːʑo̞ː]
• (Tokyo) みょーじょー [myòójóó] (Heiban – [0])

Noun

明(みょう)星(じょう) • (myōjō) ^{←みやうじやう (myauzyau)?}

1. (astronomy) a bright star, especially Venus as the morning star or evening star
2. (figurative) an extraordinarily popular or otherwise outstanding person, such as someone of notable talent or virtue

Derived terms

• 明(あ)けの明(みょう)星(じょう) (ake no myōjō): literally, “bright star of the dawn”: the morning star, Venus
• 宵(よい)の明(みょう)星(じょう) (yoi no myōjō): literally, “bright star of the evening”: the evening star, Venus

Descendants

• → Portuguese: miojo

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
明	星
あか Grade: 2	ほし > ぼし Grade: 2
kun'yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 明星 – see the following entry.

【あかぼし】 [noun] a bright star or shooting star [noun] 赤星, 明星: the morning star, Venus, especially when seen in the east just before dawn [noun] 赤星, 明星: (rare) Jupiter [noun] 赤星, 明星: (rare) Antares [proper noun] 明星, 赤星: a surname Alternative spelling 赤星

(This term, 明星, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

References

• “明星”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026
• Shōgaku Tosho (1988), 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
明	星

Noun

明星 • (myeongseong) (hangeul 명성)

1. hanja form^? of 명성

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
明	星

Noun

明星

1. chữ Hán form of minh tinh (“movie star”)