星霜
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Chinese[edit]
star; satellite; small amount | frost | ||
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trad. (星霜) | 星 | 霜 | |
simp. #(星霜) | 星 | 霜 |
Etymology[edit]
From the thought that a star revolves around the heavens in a year while frost occurs every year, hence a symbol of time.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
星霜
- (literary, figurative) time; years
- (literary, figurative) stars and frost in the morning; hardship; difficulty
Adjective[edit]
星霜
Descendants[edit]
Japanese[edit]
Kanji in this term | |
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星 | 霜 |
せい Grade: 2 |
そう Grade: S |
on’yomi |
Etymology[edit]
seisau > seisɔː > seisoː. Literally "stars and frost", from the thought that a star revolves around the heavens in a year while frost occurs every year, hence a symbol of time.
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Noun[edit]
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Korean[edit]
Hanja in this term | |
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星 | 霜 |
Noun[edit]
Vietnamese[edit]
chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
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星 | 霜 |
Noun[edit]
星霜
- chữ Hán form of tinh sương.
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