狮子 獅子 shī zǐ Leo (star sign) / Shihtzu township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Ping2 dong1 Xian4], Taiwan syn 茴香豆 huí xiāng dòu star anise-flavored fava beans (snack from Shaoxing, Zhejiang province) 星级 星級 xīng jí star rating / top-class / highly rated 星空 xīng kōng starry sky / the star-studded heavens 流星 liú xīng meteor / shooting star / meteor hammer (abbr. for 流星錘|流星锤[liu2 xing1 chui2]) syn 女星 nǚ xīng female star / famous actress syn 巨星 jù xīng (astronomy) giant star / (fig.) superstar (of opera, basketball etc) syn 球星 qiú xīng sports star (ball sport) syn 微星 wēi xīng Micro-Star International (MSI), Taiwanese computer hardware company 金星 jīn xīng gold star / stars (that one sees from blow to the head etc) syn 五星级 五星級 wǔ xīng jí five-star (hotel) syn 新秀 xīn xiù rising star / new talent syn 歌星 gē xīng singing star / famous singer syn 新星 xīn xīng (astronomy) nova / (fig.) new star / rising star syn 影星 yǐng xīng film star syn 红星 紅星 hóng xīng red star / five pointed star as symbol or communism or proletariat / hot film star 小将 小將 xiǎo jiàng (in classical literature) young military officer of high rank for his age / (during the Cultural Revolution) young militant in the Red Guard / (in modern usage) rising star (in sport, politics etc) syn 双子 雙子 shuāng zǐ Gemini (star sign) 双鱼 雙魚 shuāng yú Pisces (star sign) syn 绝地 絕地 jué dì danger spot / Jedi (in Star Wars) syn 男星 nán xīng male star / famous actor 福星 fú xīng mascot / lucky star syn 星球大战 星球大戰 xīng qiú dà zhàn Star Wars 北辰 běi chén Polaris / North Star syn 巨蟹 jù xiè Cancer (star sign) 八角 bā jiǎo anise / star anise / aniseed / octagonal / Fructus Anisi stellati syn 比利 bǐ lì Pelé (1940-), Edson Arantes Do Nascimento, Brazilian football star 双星 雙星 shuāng xīng double star syn 主将 主將 zhǔ jiàng commander-in-chief (military) / star player (sports) / key figure (in an organization) syn 白羊 bái yáng Aries (star sign) 米拉 mǐ lā Mira (red giant star, Omicron Ceti) 五星级酒店 五星級酒店 wǔ xīng jí jiǔ diàn five-star hotel 斯诺 斯諾 sī nuò Snow (name) / Edgar Snow (1905-1972), American journalist, reported from China 1928-1941, author of Red Star Over China 命苦 mìng kǔ to be born under an ill star syn 北极星 北極星 běi jí xīng North Star / Polaris syn 全明星赛 全明星賽 quán míng xīng sài all-star 摩羯 mó jié Capricorn (star sign) / northern people in classical times, a branch of the Huns or Xiongnu 匈奴 海星 hǎi xīng starfish / sea star 织女 織女 zhī nǚ Vega (star) / Weaving girl of folk tales syn 博格 bó gé Borg (name) / Bjorn Borg (1956-), Swedish tennis star 童星 tóng xīng child star 笑星 xiào xīng popular comedian / comic star 五角星 wǔ jiǎo xīng five-pointed star / pentagram 薄命 bó mìng to be born under an unlucky star (usu. of women) / to be born unlucky syn 吴用 吳用 wú yòng Wu Yong, character of 水滸傳|水浒传[Shui3 hu3 Zhuan4], nicknamed Resourceful Star 智多星[Zhi4 duo1 xing1] 星图 星圖 xīng tú star atlas 杨桃 楊桃 yáng táo carambola / star fruit syn 星团 星團 xīng tuán star cluster 陨星 隕星 yǔn xīng meteorite / falling star syn 大料 dà liào Chinese anise / star anise syn 台柱 tái zhù pillar / mainstay / star performer syn 中子星 zhōng zǐ xīng neutron star 变星 變星 biàn xīng variable star 泰山北斗 tài shān běi dǒu lit. Mount Tai and the North Star (idiom) / fig. an outstanding figure in one's field syn 织女星 織女星 zhī nǚ xīng Vega, brightest star in constellation Lyra 天琴星座 syn 照明弹 照明彈 zhào míng dàn flare / star shell 牵牛星 牽牛星 qiān niú xīng Altair (star) / Cowherd of the folk tale Cowherd and Weaving maid 牛郎織女|牛郎织女 syn 急如星火 jí rú xīng huǒ lit. as hurried as a shooting star (idiom) / requiring immediate action / extremely urgent syn 河外星系 hé wài xīng xì extragalactic star system / galaxy (not including our Galaxy) 大茴香 dà huí xiāng Chinese anise / star anise syn 苌 萇 cháng plant mentioned in Book of Songs, uncertainly identified as carambola or star fruit (Averrhoa carambola) syn 生不逢时 生不逢時 shēng bù féng shí born at the wrong time (idiom) / unlucky (esp. to complain about one's fate) / born under an unlucky star / ahead of his time syn 福星高照 fú xīng gāo zhào lucky star in the ascendant (idiom) / a lucky sign 杜威 dù wēi Du Wei (1982-), Shanghai soccer star / Dewey (name) 天狼星 tiān láng xīng Sirius, a double star in constellation Canis Major 大犬座 周润发 周潤發 zhōu rùn fā Chow Yun-Fat (1955-), Hong Kong TV and film star 室女 shì nǚ unmarried lady / virgin / Virgo (star sign) syn 李连杰 李連傑 lǐ lián jié Li Lianjie or Jet Li (1963-), martial arts sportsman, subsequently film star and director 赵薇 趙薇 zhào wēi Zhao Wei or Vicky Zhao (1976-), Chinese film star 亮星 liàng xīng bright star 心宿二 xīn xiù èr Antares, the brightest star in Scorpio 天蠍座|天蝎座[Tian1 xie1 zuo4] 星等 xīng děng magnitude of a star syn 罗志祥 羅志祥 luó zhì xiáng Luo Zhixiang or Show Luo or Alan Luo (1979-), Taiwanese pop star 参宿七 參宿七 shēn xiù qī Rigel (star) / lit. seventh star of the Three Stars Chinese constellation 孙悦 孫悅 sūn yuè Sun Yue (1973-), PRC female pop star / Sun Yue (1985-), PRC basketball star 蒭藁增二 chú gǎo zēng èr same as 米拉, Mira (red giant star, Omicron Ceti), variable star with period of 330 days 矮星 ǎi xīng dwarf star 伴星 bàn xīng companion (star) 红超巨星 紅超巨星 hóng chāo jù xīng red supergiant (star) 红巨星 紅巨星 hóng jù xīng red giant (star) 娵 jū (feminine name) / (star) 王菲 wáng fēi Faye Wong (1969-), Hong Kong pop star and actress 谢霆锋 謝霆鋒 xiè tíng fēng Tse Ting-Fung or Nicholas Tse (1980-), Cantopop star 星型网 星型網 xīng xíng wǎng Star network 三合星 sān hé xīng (astronomy) triple star system 主序星 zhǔ xù xīng (astronomy) main-sequence star 亚罗士打 亞羅士打 yà luó shì dǎ Alor Star city, capital of Kedah state in northwest Malaysia 