衛星

See also: 卫星

Chinese

		to guard; to protect; to defend to guard; to protect; to defend; surname	star; satellite; small amount
trad. (衛星/衞星)		衛/衞	星
simp. (卫星)		卫	星

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 衛星

1. (astronomy) satellite; moon
2. man-made satellite

   衛星圖像／卫星图像  ―  wèixīng túxiàng  ―  satellite image

   衛星導航系統／卫星导航系统  ―  wèixīng dǎoháng xìtǒng  ―  satellite navigation system

3. (by extension, chiefly Mainland China) hyperbolic, often extremely unrealistic claims or goals

   放衛星／放卫星  ―  fàng wèixīng  ―  to make an unrealistic statement

Derived terms

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
衛	星
えい Grade: 5	せい Grade: 2
kan'on

Alternative spelling
衞星 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

衛 (ei, “to guard”) +‎ 星 (-sei, “celestial body”)

Noun

衛(えい)星(せい) • (eisei) ^{←ゑいせい (weisei)?}

1. a satellite (a body orbiting a larger one; man-made apparatus designed to be placed in orbit around a celestial body)

See also

• 衛(えい)星(せい)都(と)市(し) (eisei toshi, “satellite city”)
• 人(じん)工(こう)衛(えい)星(せい) (jinkō eisei, “artificial satellite”)
• 気(き)象(しょう)衛(えい)星(せい) (kishō eisei, “weather satellite”)

References

• 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.

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Korean

Hanja in this term
衛	星

Noun

衛星 • (wiseong) (hangeul 위성)

1. Hanja form^? of 위성 (“satellite”).

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Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
衛	星

Noun

衛星

1. chữ Hán form of vệ tinh (“satellite”).