星 sing¹ {xīng}

(noun) 1. planet; 2. Sparks; 3. Celebrity; (slang) to slap (someone's face)

星 sing¹ {xīng}

1. star
2. heavenly body
3. satellite
4. small amount

星火 sing¹ fo² {xīng huǒ}

weak fire; meteor; very urgent

星君 sing¹ gwan¹ {xīng jūn}

naughty kid (slang)

星河 sing¹ ho⁴ {Xīng hé}

the milky way

星夜 sing¹ je⁶ {xīng yè}

starry night

星球 sing¹ kau⁴ {xīngqiú}

(noun) (of astronomy) Planet

星媽〔-妈〕 sing¹ maa¹ {xīng mā}

the mother of a celebrity

星盤〔-盘〕 sing¹ pun⁴ {xīng pán}

an astrolabe

星散 sing¹ saan³ {xīng sàn}

scattered

星星 sing¹ sing¹ {xīng xing}

stars

星探 sing¹ taam³ {xīng tàn}

talent scout

星鐵〔-铁〕 sing¹ tit³ {xīng tiě}

galvanized iron, normally used for making metal buckets

星運〔-运〕 sing¹ wan⁶ {xīng yùn}

the horoscope

星洲 sing¹ zau¹ {Xīng zhōu}

another name for Singapore

星座 sing¹ zo⁶ {xīng zuò}

horoscope; zodiac

星鴉〔-鸦〕 sing¹ aa¹ {xīng yā}

(Chinese bird species) spotted nutcracker (Nucifraga caryocatactes)

星表 sing¹ biu² {xīng biǎo}

star catalog

星馳〔-驰〕 sing¹ ci⁴ {xīng chí}

rapidly

星等 sing¹ dang² {xīng děng}

magnitude of a star

星斗 sing¹ dau² {xīng dǒu}

stars

星島〔-岛〕 sing¹ dou² {Xīng dǎo}

Sing Tao, Hong Kong media group and publisher of Sing Tao Daily 星島日報

星家 sing¹ gaa¹ {xīng jiā}

astrologist (in former times)

星官 sing¹ gun¹ {xīng guān}

Chinese constellations

星光 sing¹ gwong¹ {xīng guāng}

starlight

星漢〔-汉〕 sing¹ hon³ {xīng hàn}

1. Milky Way
2. our galaxy

星號〔-号〕 sing¹ hou⁶ {xīng hào}

asterisk * (punct.)

星空 sing¹ hung¹ {xīng kōng}

1. starry sky
2. the heavens

星曜 sing¹ jiu⁶ {xīng yào}

heavenly bodies (esp. the sun, moon or five visible planets)

星月 sing¹ jyut⁶ {xīng yuè}

the moon and the stars

星級〔-级〕 sing¹ kap¹ {xīng jí}

1. star rating
2. top-class
3. highly rated

星球 sing¹ kau⁴ {xīng qiú}

1. celestial body (e.g. planet, satellite etc)
2. heavenly body

星期 sing¹ kei⁴ {xīng qī}

1. week
2. CL: 個
3. day of the week
4. Sunday

星群 sing¹ kwan⁴ {xīng qún}

1. star cluster
2. constellation

星曆〔-历〕 sing¹ lik⁶ {xīng lì}

astronomic calendar

星名 sing¹ meng² {xīng míng}

star name

星辰 sing¹ san⁴ {xīng chén}

stars

星宿 sing¹ sau³ {xīng xiù}

1. constellation (arch., now 星座)
2. one of the 28 constellations of traditional Chinese astronomy and astrology
3. motion of stars since one's birth (predetermining one's fate in astrology)

星星 sing¹ sing¹ {xīng xing}

star in the sky

星相 sing¹ soeng³ {xīng xiàng}

astrology and physiognomy

星體〔-体〕 sing¹ tai² {xīng tǐ}

celestial body (planet, satellite etc)

星圖〔-图〕 sing¹ tou⁴ {xīng tú}

star atlas

星團〔-团〕 sing¹ tyun⁴ {xīng tuán}

star cluster

星雲〔-云〕 sing¹ wan⁴ {xīng yún}

nebula

星際〔-际〕 sing¹ zai³ {xīng jì}

1. interstellar
2. interplanetary

星子 sing¹ zi² {Xīng zǐ}

Xingzi county in Jiujiang 九江, Jiangxi

星座 sing¹ zo⁶ {xīng zuò}

1. constellation
2. astrological sign
3. CL: 張

星象 sing¹ zoeng⁶ {xīng xiàng}

aspect of the celestial bodies (used for navigation and astrology)

星架坡 sing¹ gaa² bo¹ {xīng jià pō}

Singapore

星架波 sing¹ gaa² bo¹ {xīng jià bō}

Singapore

星加坡 sing¹ gaa³ bo¹ {Xīng jiā pō}

Singapore

星君仔 sing¹ gwan¹ zai² {xīng jūn zǐ}

a very naughty child

星光行 sing¹ gwong¹ hang⁴ {xīng guāng xíng}

the Star House, a commercial building located near the Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong

星辰錶〔--表〕 sing¹ san⁴ biu¹ {xīng chén biǎo}

Citizen (the watchmakers)

星巴克 sing¹ baa¹ hak¹ {Xīng bā kè}

Starbucks, US coffee shop chain

星冰樂〔--乐〕 sing¹ bing¹ lok⁶ {Xīng bīng lè}

Frappuccino

星型網〔--网〕 sing¹ jing⁴ mong⁵ {Xīng xíng wǎng}

Star network

星期幾〔--几〕 sing¹ kei⁴ gei² {xīng qī jǐ}

which day of the week

星期一 sing¹ kei⁴ jat¹ {Xīng qī yī}

Monday

星期日 sing¹ kei⁴ jat⁶ {Xīng qī rì}

1. Sunday
2. CL: 個

星期二 sing¹ kei⁴ ji⁶ {Xīng qī èr}

Tuesday

星期六 sing¹ kei⁴ luk⁶ {Xīng qī liù}

Saturday

星期五 sing¹ kei⁴ ng⁵ {Xīng qī wǔ}

Friday

星期三 sing¹ kei⁴ saam¹ {Xīng qī sān}

Wednesday

星期四 sing¹ kei⁴ sei³ {Xīng qī sì}

Thursday

星期天 sing¹ kei⁴ tin¹ {Xīng qī tiān}

1. Sunday
2. CL: 個

星命家 sing¹ meng⁶ gaa¹ {xīng mìng jiā}

astrologer (esp. Daoist)

星宿海 sing¹ sau³ hoi² {Xīng xiù hǎi}

Xingxiuhai, high plateau in Qinhai close to the source of the Yellow River

星相家 sing¹ soeng³ gaa¹ {xīng xiàng jiā}

astrologer

星相學〔--学〕 sing¹ soeng³ hok⁶ {xīng xiàng xué}

astrology

星相術〔--术〕 sing¹ soeng³ seot⁶ {xīng xiàng shù}

astrology

星相師〔--师〕 sing¹ soeng³ si¹ {xīng xiàng shī}

astrologer

星相圖〔--图〕 sing¹ soeng³ tou⁴ {xīng xiàng tú}

star chart

星條旗〔-条-〕 sing¹ tiu⁴ kei⁴ {xīng tiáo qí}

Stars and Stripes, the flag of the United States

星雲表〔-云-〕 sing¹ wan⁴ biu² {xīng yún biǎo}

catalog of stars and nebulae

星子縣〔--县〕 sing¹ zi² jyun⁶ {Xīng zǐ xiàn}

Xingzi county in Jiujiang 九江, Jiangxi

星象圖〔--图〕 sing¹ zoeng⁶ tou⁴ {xīng xiàng tú}

1. star chart
2. also written 星相圖

星火計劃〔--计划〕 sing¹ fo² gai³ waak⁶ {Xīng huǒ Jì huà}

The Spark Programme in China, with the aim to rejuvenate the rural economy through the application of science and technology

星火燎原 sing¹ fo² liu⁴ jyun⁴ {xīng huǒ liáo yuán}

'a small spark can set fire to the entire wilderness', hence a metaphor to not underestimate the power of something that is seemingly small; Catching Fire (The Hunger Games), a book/film

星光大道 sing¹ gwong¹ daai⁶ dou⁶ {xīng guāng dà dào}

the Avenue of Stars located along the Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong

星羅棋佈〔-罗-布〕 sing¹ lo⁴ kei⁴ bou³ {xīng luó qí bù}

to spread all over; dotted everywhere

星星點點〔--点点〕 sing¹ sing¹ dim² dim² {xīng xīng diǎn diǎn}

bits and pieces

星洲炒米 sing¹ zau¹ caau² mai⁵ {Xīng zhōu chǎo mǐ}

Singapore style fried rice noodles, is a Chinese noodle dish, and not originated from Singapore

星展銀行〔--银-〕 sing¹ zin² ngan⁴ hong⁴ {xīng zhǎn yín háng}

the DBS Bank, a Singaporean bank

星島日報〔-岛-报〕 sing¹ dou² jat⁶ bou³ {Xīng dǎo Rì bào}

Sing Tao Daily, Hong Kong newspaper

星海爭霸〔--争-〕 sing¹ hoi² zang¹ baa³ {Xīng hǎi Zhēng bà}

StarCraft (video game series) (Tw)

星移斗轉〔---转〕 sing¹ ji⁴ dau² zyun² {xīng yí Dǒu zhuǎn}

1. lit. the Big Dipper 北斗星 has turned and the stars have moved
2. time flies
3. also written 斗轉星移

星球大戰〔---战〕 sing¹ kau⁴ daai⁶ zin³ {Xīng qiú Dà zhàn}

Star Wars

星流電擊〔--电击〕 sing¹ lau⁴ din⁶ gik¹ {xīng liú diàn jī}

1. meteor shower and violent thunderclaps (idiom); omens of violent development
2. portentous signs

星流霆擊〔---击〕 sing¹ lau⁴ ting⁴ gik¹ {xīng liú tíng jī}

1. meteor shower and violent thunderclaps (idiom); omens of violent development
2. portentous signs

星羅棋布〔-罗--〕 sing¹ lo⁴ kei⁴ bou³ {xīng luó qí bù}

scattered about like stars in the sky or chess pieces on a board (idiom); spread all over the place

星星之火 sing¹ sing¹ zi¹ fo² {xīng xing zhī huǒ}

a single spark (idiom); an insignificant cause can have a massive effect

星相十足 sing¹ soeng³ sap⁶ zuk¹ {xīng xiāng shí zú}

(coll.) to look every bit the big star

星際旅行〔-际--〕 sing¹ zai³ leoi⁵ hang⁴ {Xīng jì Lǚ xíng}

Star Trek (US TV and film series)

星際爭霸〔-际争-〕 sing¹ zai³ zang¹ baa³ {Xīng jì Zhēng bà}

StarCraft (video game series)

星洲日報〔---报〕 sing¹ zau¹ jat⁶ bou³ {Xīng zhōu Rì bào}

Sin Chew Daily, Malaysian newspaper

星座運勢〔--运势〕 sing¹ zo⁶ wan⁶ sai³ {xīng zuò yùn shì}

(Western-style) horoscope

星象惡曜〔--恶-〕 sing¹ zoeng⁶ ok³ jiu⁶ {xīng xiàng è yào}

unlucky star (evil portent in astrology)

星頭啄木鳥〔-头--鸟〕 sing¹ tau⁴ doek³ muk⁶ niu⁵ {xīng tóu zhuó mù niǎo}

(Chinese bird species) grey-capped pygmy woodpecker (Dendrocopos canicapillus)

星星之火，可以燎原 sing¹ sing¹ zi¹ fo² ，ho² ji⁵ liu⁴ jyun⁴ {xīng xing zhī huǒ , kě yǐ liáo yuán}

a single spark can start a huge blaze (idiom); an insignificant cause can have a massive effect