太歲

See also: 太岁

Chinese

		too (much); very; extremely too (much); very; extremely; highest; greatest	year; years old; (a measure word)
trad. (太歲)		太	歲
simp. (太岁)		太	岁

Pronunciation 1

Mandarin
(Pinyin): tàisuì

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄞˋ ㄙㄨㄟˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): taai³ seoi³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: tàisuì
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄞˋ ㄙㄨㄟˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: taysuey
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰaɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ su̯eɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: taai³ seoi³
  - Yale: taai seui
  - Cantonese Pinyin: taai³ soey³
  - Guangdong Romanization: tai³ sêu³
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰɑːi̯³³ sɵy̯³³/

Noun

太歲

(astronomy, astrology) The twelve (see 地支) or (later) sixty (see 花甲) stars considered to oppose Jupiter during its roughly twelve year orbital cycle.

Pronunciation 2

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Tàisuì

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄞˋ ㄙㄨㄟˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): taai³ seoi³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: Tàisuì
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄞˋ ㄙㄨㄟˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Taysuey
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰaɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ su̯eɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: taai³ seoi³
  - Yale: taai seui
  - Cantonese Pinyin: taai³ soey³
  - Guangdong Romanization: tai³ sêu³
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰɑːi̯³³ sɵy̯³³/

Proper noun

太歲

(mythology, religion) The twelve or sixty gods personifying these stars and considered to control each year of the cycle, (particularly) the god of the current year.

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