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Pronunciation / Transliteration: xīngzuò
"你的星座是什么？"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A constellation or sign of the zodiac in astrology.
"Many young people in China check their daily horoscope based on their xingzuo." - 2
An astronomical constellation grouping of stars.
"The astronomer mapped out the northern hemisphere xingzuo clearly."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Mandarin Chinese compound words 'xīng' (星, star/planet) and 'zuò' (座, constellation/seat). Historically used in traditional Chinese astronomy, the term has evolved in modern pop culture to commonly denote Western astrological signs and horoscopes.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Xingzuo" is said worldwide
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signe du zodiaque
Transliteration: siɲ dy zɔdjak
"Quel est ton signe du zodiaque ?"
Sternzeichen
Transliteration: ˈʃtɛʁnˌtsaɪçn̩
"Was ist dein Sternzeichen?"
segno zodiacale
Transliteration: ˈseɲɲo tsodjaˈkale
"Qual è il tuo segno zodiacale?"
signo del zodíaco
Transliteration: ˈsiɣno ðel θoˈðjako
"¿Cuál es tu signo del zodíaco?"
signo do zodíaco
Transliteration: ˈsiɡnu du zoˈdʒiaku
"Qual é o seu signo do zodíaco?"
राशि
Transliteration: rashi
"आपकी राशि क्या है?"
星座
Transliteration: xīngzuò
"你的星座是什么？"
별자리
Transliteration: byeoljari
"당신의 별자리는 무엇입니까?"
星座
Transliteration: seiza
"あなたの星座は何ですか？"
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