眾星拱月

Chinese

		numerous; multitude; crowd	star; satellite; small amount	fold hands in salute; to arch	moon; month
trad. (眾星拱月/衆星拱月)		眾/衆	星	拱	月
simp. (众星拱月)		众	星	拱	月
alternative forms		衆星拱月／众星拱月
Literally: “myriads of stars surround the moon”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhòngxīnggǒngyuè

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄥㄍㄨㄥˇ ㄩㄝˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zung³ sing¹ gung² jyut⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhòngxīnggǒngyuè
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄥㄍㄨㄥˇ ㄩㄝˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhòngsinggǒngyuè
  - Wade–Giles: chung⁴-hsing¹-kung³-yüeh⁴
  - Yale: jùng-syīng-gǔng-ywè
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jonqshinggoongyueh
  - Palladius: чжунсингунъюэ (čžunsingunʺjue)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹ ɕiŋ⁵⁵ kʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɥɛ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zung³ sing¹ gung² jyut⁶
  - Yale: jung sīng gúng yuht
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzung³ sing¹ gung² jyt⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: zung³ xing¹ gung² yud⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʊŋ³³ sɪŋ⁵⁵ kʊŋ³⁵ jyːt̚²/

Idiom

眾星拱月

(figurative) to crowd around or revolve around somebody

Synonyms

眾星捧月／众星捧月

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