三星

Chinese

		three	star; satellite; small amount
simp. and trad. (三星)		三	星

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): sānxīng

(Zhuyin): ㄙㄢㄒㄧㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): saam¹ sing¹
Min Nan (POJ): saⁿ-chheⁿ / saⁿ-chhiⁿ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: sānxīng
  - Zhuyin: ㄙㄢㄒㄧㄥ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sanshing
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sansing
  - IPA ^(key): /sän⁵⁵ ɕiŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: saam¹ sing¹
  - Yale: sāam sīng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: saam¹ sing¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: sam¹ xing¹
  - IPA ^(key): /säːm⁵⁵ sɪŋ⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: saⁿ-chheⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: sann-tshenn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: svazhvef
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /sã⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰɛ̃⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /sã⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰẽ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taipei)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: saⁿ-chhiⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: sann-tshinn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: svachvy
  - IPA (Taipei): /sã⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡ɕʰĩ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /sã⁴⁴⁻²² t͡ɕʰĩ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /sã³³ t͡ɕʰĩ³³/

Noun

三星

(astronomy) the three major stars of Shenxiu
(Chinese mythology) the Sanxing (Gods of Happiness, Wealth and Longevity)

Proper noun

三星

Samsung (South Korean conglomerate)
Sanxing (any of various townships in China)
(～鄉) Sanxing (a rural township in Yilan, Taiwan)

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