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

Etymology

“Satellite” in the grammar sense is a semantic loan from English satellite.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wèixīng

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄥ
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): wai⁶ sing¹

(Taishan, Wiktionary): vi⁵ lhen¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): vi-sên
Eastern Min (BUC): ôi-sĭng
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): ōe-chhiⁿ / ōe-chheⁿ / ūi-chhiⁿ / ūi-chheⁿ / ōe-seng

(Teochew, Peng'im): uê⁶ cên¹
Wu (Wugniu)
- (Northern): ⁶we-shin

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: wèixīng
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄥ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: wèising
  - Wade–Giles: wei⁴-hsing¹
  - Yale: wèi-syīng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: weyshing
  - Palladius: вэйсин (vɛjsin)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯⁵¹ ɕiŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: wèixīngr
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄥㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: wèisingr
  - Wade–Giles: wei⁴-hsing¹-ʼrh
  - Yale: wèi-syīngr
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: weyshiengl
  - Palladius: вэйсинр (vɛjsinr)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯⁵¹ ɕiɤ̯̃ɻ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: wai⁶ sing¹
  - Yale: waih sīng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wai⁶ sing¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: wei⁶ xing¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɐi̯²² sɪŋ⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
    ^edit
    ^edit
    彗星
    衛星／卫星
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: vi⁵ lhen¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /vi³² ɬen³³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: vi-sên
  - Hakka Romanization System: vi sen´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: vi⁴ sen¹
  - Sinological IPA: /vi⁵⁵ sen²⁴/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: ôi-sĭng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ui²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ^(s-)liŋ⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taipei)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ōe-chhiⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: uē-tshinn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: oexchvy
  - IPA (Taipei): /ue³³⁻¹¹ t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ue⁴¹⁻²² t͡sʰĩ³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ue²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ōe-chheⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: uē-tshenn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: oexzhvef
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ue²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰɛ̃⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ue³³⁻²¹ t͡sʰẽ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ūi-chhiⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: uī-tshinn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: uixchvy
  - IPA (Taipei): /ui³³⁻¹¹ t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ūi-chheⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: uī-tshenn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: uixzhvef
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ui³³⁻²¹ t͡sʰẽ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ōe-seng
  - Tâi-lô: uē-sing
  - Phofsit Daibuun: oexsefng
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ue³³⁻²¹ siɪŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ue²²⁻²¹ siɪŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ue³³⁻¹¹ siɪŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ue⁴¹⁻²² siɪŋ³³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: uê⁶ cên¹
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: uĕ tsheⁿ
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ue³⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sʰẽ³³/
Wu
- (Shanghai):
  - Wugniu: ⁶we-shin
  - MiniDict: we^去 shin
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³hhue-xin
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɦue²² ɕin⁴⁴/

Noun

衛星

(astronomy) satellite; moon (Classifier: 顆／颗 m; 個／个 c; 粒 c mn)
man-made satellite (Classifier: 顆／颗 m; 個／个 c)
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
(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
(grammar) satellite

Derived terms

人造衛星／人造卫星 (rénzào wèixīng)
低軌道衛星／低轨道卫星
偵察衛星／侦察卫星
傳播衛星／传播卫星
全球定位系統衛星測量／全球定位系统卫星测量
同步衛星／同步卫星 (tóngbù wèixīng)
國際傳播衛星公司／国际传播卫星公司
導航衛星／导航卫星
攜帶式衛星通信系統／携带式卫星通信系统
放衛星／放卫星 (fàng wèixīng)
氣象衛星／气象卫星 (qìxiàng wèixīng)
海事衛星／海事卫星
測量衛星／测量卫星
直播衛星／直播卫星
衛星國家／卫星国家 (wèixīng guójiā)
衛星定位測繪點／卫星定位测绘点
衛星導航／卫星导航
衛星日蝕／卫星日蚀
衛星框架／卫星框架 (wèixīng kuàngjià)
衛星轉播／卫星转播
衛星通信／卫星通信 (wèixīng tōngxìn)
衛星都市／卫星都市 (wèixīng dūshì)
衛星門診／卫星门诊
衛星雲圖／卫星云图
衛星電視／卫星电视 (wèixīng diànshì)
衛星食／卫星食
衛視／卫视 (wèishì)
通信衛星／通信卫星
通訊衛星／通讯卫星 (tōngxùn wèixīng)
電視通訊衛星／电视通讯卫星

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (衛星):

→ Japanese: 衛星(えいせい) (eisei)
→ Korean: 위성(衛星) (wiseong)
→ Vietnamese: vệ tinh (衛星)

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”)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) えーせー [èéséé] (Heiban – [0])[1]
IPA^(key): [e̞ːse̞ː]

Noun

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

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

References

Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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

Korean

Hanja in this term
衛	星

Noun

衛星 • (wiseong) (hangeul 위성)

Hanja form^? of 위성 (“satellite”).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
衛	星

Noun

衛星

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

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[DJR-1] Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN