칠성

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 七星.

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?chilseong
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?chilseong
    McCune–Reischauer?ch'ilsŏng
    Yale Romanization?chil.seng

    Noun

    칠성 • (chilseong) (hanja 七星)

    1. clipping of 북두칠성 (Bukduchilseong, “Big Dipper”)
    2. (mythology) A deity, the personification of the seven stars of the Big Dipper.
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