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掃把星

掃把星

See also: 扫把星

Chinese

		broom	star; satellite; small amount
trad. (掃把星)		掃把	星
simp. (扫把星)		扫把	星

Noun

掃把星

bearer of ill luck, person with the evil eye
comet

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): sàobǎxīng

(Zhuyin): ㄙㄠˋ ㄅㄚˇ ㄒㄧㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sou³ baa² sing¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: sàobǎxīng → sàobaxīng (toneless variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄙㄠˋ ㄅㄚˇ ㄒㄧㄥ → ㄙㄠˋ ㄅㄚ˙ ㄒㄧㄥ (toneless variant)
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: saw.baashing
  - IPA ^(key): /sɑʊ̯⁵¹ pa̠²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ɕiŋ⁵⁵/ → /sɑʊ̯⁵¹ b̥a̠¹ ɕiŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sou³ baa² sing¹
  - Yale: sou bá sīng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sou³ baa² sing¹
  - IPA ^(key): /sou̯³³ pɑː³⁵ sɪŋ⁵⁵/