星霜

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Chinese

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star; satellite; small amount frost
trad. (星霜)
simp. #(星霜)

Etymology

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From the thought that a star revolves around the heavens in a year while frost occurs every year, hence a symbol of time.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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星霜

  1. (literary, figurative) time; years
  2. (literary, figurative) stars and frost in the morning; hardship; difficulty

Adjective

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星霜

  1. (literary, figurative) gray; grizzled

Descendants

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Sino-Xenic (星霜):

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
せい
Grade: 2
そう
Grade: S
on'yomi

Etymology

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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.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(せい)(そう) (seisōせいさう (seisau)?

  1. time, years
  2. one year

See also

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Korean

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Hanja in this term

Noun

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星霜 (seongsang) (hangeul 성상)

  1. hanja form? of 성상

Vietnamese

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chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

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星霜

  1. chữ Hán form of tinh sương.