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Jyutping sing1 sau3
Pinyin xīng xiù

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. constellation (arch., now 星座)
  2. one of the 28 constellations of traditional Chinese astronomy and astrology
  3. motion of stars since one's birth (predetermining one's fate in astrology)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    古中國​之​星座​,​共分​為​二十八宿
    Chinese constellations
  2. 名詞
    星座​名​。​二十八宿​之一​,​朱雀​七​宿​嘅​第四​宿​,​共​七星​,​對應​西方​嘅​長​蛇座​裏​面
    Hydrae
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, literary
    the stars
    • 看見星宿,又聽到隆隆雷聲,禰的大能遍滿了宇宙中。
      看见星宿,又听到隆隆雷声,祢的大能遍满了宇宙中。
      kàn jiàn xīng xiù , yòu tīng dào lóng lóng léi shēng , nǐ de dà néng biàn mǎn le yǔ zhòu zhōng .
      I see the stars, I hear the mighty thunder, Thy power throughout the universe displayed.
  2. noun, dialectal
    star
  3. noun, archaic
    constellation
    (syn.) 星座
  4. name, Chinese
    Star Mansion (one of Twenty-Eight Mansions)
    (syn.) 七星
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我数著星宿的星光来预测我爱情的未来。
    我數著星宿的星光來預測我愛情的未來。
    wǒ shù zhù xīng xiù de xīng guāng lái yù cè wǒ ài qíng de wèi lái 。
    • I count the sparkle of constellations to foretell the future of my love.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    孔子西行不到秦,掎摭星宿遗羲娥。嗟予好古生苦晚,对此涕泪双滂沱。
    孔子西行不到秦,掎摭星宿遺羲娥。嗟予好古生苦晚,對此涕淚雙滂沱。
    kǒng zǐ xī xíng bù dào qín , jǐ zhí xīng xiù yí xī é . jiē yú hào gǔ shēng kǔ wǎn , duì cǐ tì lèi shuāng pāng tuó .
    • Confucius journeyed in the west, but not to the Qin Kingdom,
      He chose our planet and our stars but missed the sun and moon;
      I who am fond of antiquity, was born too late,
      And, thinking of these wonderful things, cannot hold back my tears...
  2. Mandarin
    看见星宿,又听到隆隆雷声,祢的大能遍满了宇宙中。
    看見星宿,又聽到隆隆雷聲,禰的大能遍滿了宇宙中。
    kàn jiàn xīng xiù , yòu tīng dào lóng lóng léi shēng , nǐ de dà néng biàn mǎn le yǔ zhòu zhōng .
    • I see the stars, I hear the mighty thunder, Thy power throughout the universe displayed.