扫帚星 掃帚星

扫 掃

• 打扫 打掃 dǎ sǎo ㄉㄚˇ ㄙㄠˇ daa2 sou3 to clean
• 扫墓 掃墓 sǎo mù ㄙㄠˇ ㄇㄨˋ sou3 mou6 to sweep a grave (and pay one's respects to the dead person)
• 扫描 掃描 sǎo miáo ㄙㄠˇ ㄇㄧㄠˊ sou3 miu4 to scan
• 扫兴 掃興 sǎo xìng ㄙㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ sou3 hing3 to spoil things; to dampen spirits
• 扫除 掃除 sǎo chú ㄙㄠˇ ㄔㄨˊ sou3 ceoi4 to clean; to clean up

帚

• 扫帚 掃帚 sào zhou ㄙㄠˋ ˙ㄓㄡ sou3 zau2 broom
• 炊帚 chuī zhou ㄔㄨㄟ ˙ㄓㄡ ceoi1 zau2 pot-scrubbing brush, made from bamboo strips
• 笤帚 tiáo zhou ㄊㄧㄠˊ ˙ㄓㄡ tiu4 zau2 whisk broom
• 筅帚 xiǎn zhǒu ㄒㄧㄢˇ ㄓㄡˇ sin2 zau2 (dialect) pot-scrubbing brush, made from bamboo strips
• 敝帚千金 bì zhǒu qiān jīn ㄅㄧˋ ㄓㄡˇ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄐㄧㄣ bai6 zau2 cin1 gam1 lit. my worn-out broom, a thousand in gold (idiom); fig. sentimental value

星

• 寿星 壽星 shòu xīng ㄕㄡˋ ㄒㄧㄥ sau6 sing1 god of longevity
• 巨星 jù xīng ㄐㄩˋ ㄒㄧㄥ geoi6 sing1 (astronomy) giant star
• 彗星 huì xīng ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄥ seoi6 sing1 comet
• 影星 yǐng xīng ㄧㄥˇ ㄒㄧㄥ jing2 sing1 film star
• 明星 míng xīng ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄥ ming4 sing1 star; celebrity

• 扫除天下 掃除天下 sǎo chú tiān xià ㄙㄠˇ ㄔㄨˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄚˋ sou3 ceoi4 tin1 haa6 (idiom) to re-establish order throughout the empire
• 颜面扫地 顏面掃地 yán miàn sǎo dì ㄧㄢˊ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄙㄠˇ ㄉㄧˋ ngaan4 min6 sou3 dei6 lit. for one's face to reach rock bottom
• 一扫而空 一掃而空 yī sǎo ér kōng ㄧ ㄙㄠˇ ㄦˊ ㄎㄨㄥ jat1 sou3 ji4 hung1 (idiom) to make a clean sweep of; to clean out

• 敝帚千金 bì zhǒu qiān jīn ㄅㄧˋ ㄓㄡˇ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄐㄧㄣ bai6 zau2 cin1 gam1 lit. my worn-out broom, a thousand in gold (idiom); fig. sentimental value
• 敝帚自珍 bì zhǒu zì zhēn ㄅㄧˋ ㄓㄡˇ ㄗˋ ㄓㄣ bai6 zau2 zi6 zan1 to value the broom as one's own (idiom); to attach value to sth because it is one's own

• 灿若繁星 燦若繁星 càn ruò fán xīng ㄘㄢˋ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄈㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄥ caan3 joek6 faan4 sing1 bright as a multitude of stars (idiom); extremely able talent
• 福星高照 fú xīng gāo zhào ㄈㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄍㄠ ㄓㄠˋ fuk1 sing1 gou1 ziu3 lucky star in the ascendant (idiom); a lucky sign
• 剑眉星目 劍眉星目 jiàn méi xīng mù ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄇㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄇㄨˋ gim3 mei4 sing1 muk6 (idiom) straight, thick, upward-inclined eyebrows and eyes that are bright and full of spirit; striking, handsome features; dashing, heroic appearance