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星移斗轉
简 星移斗转 · 繁 星移斗轉Mandarin · pinyin xīng yí Dǒu zhuǎn
Meanings
- lit. the Big Dipper 北斗星 Běi dǒu xīng has turned and the stars have moved
- time flies
- also written 斗轉星移 Dǒu zhuǎn xīng yí
Characters in this entry
- 星
- xīng · a star, planet; any point of light; 25th lunar mansion, determinative star α Hydrae (Alphard)
- 移
- yí · change place, shift; move about
- 斗
- dòu · dǒu · a dipper; unit of volume (ten 升 or litres); Kangxi radical 68; 8th lunar mansion, determinative star φ Sagittarii
- 轉
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- 转
- zhuǎn · shift, move, turn
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Mandarin tones
1–2–3–3 · xing1 yi2 Dou3 zhuan3
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
sing1 ji4 dau2 zyun2
Cantonese word readings for 星移斗轉. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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sing1 ji4 dau2 zyun2
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