璇璣
Chinese
| (jade) | irregular pearl | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (璇璣/璿璣) | 璇/璿 | 璣 | |
| simp. (璇玑) | 璇 | 玑 | |
| alternative forms | 璿璣／璇玑 琁璣／琁玑 旋璣／旋玑 | ||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: xuánjī
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄐㄧ
- Tongyong Pinyin: syuánji
- Wade–Giles: hsüan2-chi1
- Yale: sywán-jī
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyuanji
- Palladius: сюаньцзи (sjuanʹczi)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕy̯ɛn³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: syun4 gei1
- Yale: syùhn gēi
- Cantonese Pinyin: syn4 gei1
- Guangdong Romanization: xun4 géi1
- Sinological IPA (key): /syːn²¹ kei̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
璇璣
- (Chinese astronomy) the “spoon”, or the first four stars of the Big Dipper
- (Chinese astronomy, by extension) Big Dipper
- (Chinese astronomy) Polaris
- (literary, figurative) authority; throne
- (historical) ancient astronomical instrument, especially the moving part of the instrument
Derived terms
- 璇璣玉衡 / 璇玑玉衡