璇璣

Chinese

		(jade)	irregular pearl
trad. (璇璣)		璇	璣
simp. (璇玑)		璇	玑
variant forms		璿璣／璿玑琁璣／琁玑旋璣／旋玑

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xuánjī

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄐㄧ
Cantonese (Jyutping): syun⁴ gei¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: xuánjī
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄐㄧ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyuanji
  - Tongyong Pinyin: syuánji
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕɥɛn³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: syun⁴ gei¹
  - Yale: syùhn gēi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: syn⁴ gei¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: xun⁴ géi¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʃyːn²¹ kei̯⁵⁵/

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, figuratively) authority; throne
(historical) ancient astronomical instrument, especially the moving part of the instrument

Derived terms

璇璣玉衡／璇玑玉衡

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