星球人

Chinese

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xīngqiúrén

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄥㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄖㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sing¹ kau⁴ jan⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xīngqiúrén
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄥㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄖㄣˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: singcióurén
  - Wade–Giles: hsing¹-chʻiu²-jên²
  - Yale: syīng-chyóu-rén
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shingchyouren
  - Palladius: синцюжэнь (sincjužɛnʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕiŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵ ʐən³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: sing¹ kau⁴ jan⁴
  - Yale: sīng kàuh yàhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sing¹ kau⁴ jan⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: xing¹ keo⁴ yen⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɪŋ⁵⁵ kʰɐu̯²¹ jɐn²¹/

Etymology 1

		spherical celestial body	man; person; people
simp. and trad. (星球人)		星球	人

Noun

星球人

(literally) alien

Synonyms

外星人 (wàixīngrén)
太空人 (tàikōngrén)
宇宙人 (yǔzhòurén)

Etymology 2

		Short for 星期 (xīngqī, “week”).	one million dollars	person
simp. and trad. (星球人)		星	球	人

Redefinition based on Etymology 1.

Noun

星球人

(Hong Kong Cantonese) a person that makes over one million a week

See also

月球人

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