三星

Chinese

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

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): sānxīng

  (Zhuyin): ㄙㄢ ㄒㄧㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): saam¹ sing¹
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sâm-sên
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): saⁿ-chheⁿ / saⁿ-chhiⁿ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: sānxīng
    • Zhuyin: ㄙㄢ ㄒㄧㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sansing
    • Wade–Giles: san¹-hsing¹
    • Yale: sān-syīng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sanshing
    • Palladius: саньсин (sanʹsin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sän⁵⁵ ɕiŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: saam¹ sing¹
    • Yale: sāam sīng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: saam¹ sing¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: sam¹ xing¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /saːm⁵⁵ sɪŋ⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sâm-sên
    • Hakka Romanization System: sam^ˊ sen^ˊ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: sam¹ sen¹
    • Sinological IPA: /sam²⁴⁻¹¹ sen²⁴/
• Southern Min
  • (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 t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /sã⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /sã³³ t͡sʰĩ³³/

Noun

三星

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

Proper noun

三星

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