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Noun [English]

Forms: guest stars [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} guest star (plural guest stars)
  1. (music) A guest on a music or other recording. Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-guest_star-en-noun-lKHiuzka Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Cantonese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 28 28 10 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 34 28 7 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Cantonese translations: 17 30 24 11 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 17 26 28 12 17 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  2. (television) An actor on a television program who stars in one, or a few, episodes. Categories (topical): Television, People Categories (place): China
    Sense id: en-guest_star-en-noun-m~hXj8Pi Disambiguation of People: 26 32 24 18 Disambiguation of China: 29 36 3 19 12 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Cantonese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 34 21 12 18 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 12 32 25 15 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 28 28 10 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 34 28 7 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Cantonese translations: 17 30 24 11 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 17 26 28 12 17 Topics: broadcasting, media, television
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: guest-star
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

Forms: guest stars [plural]
Etymology: Calque of Literary Chinese 客星 (kèxīng). Etymology templates: {{calque|en|lzh|客星}} Calque of Literary Chinese 客星 (kèxīng) Head templates: {{en-noun}} guest star (plural guest stars)
  1. (astronomy, historical) A nova or supernova recorded in Chinese astronomy which has appeared where no star was known before. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Astronomy Translations (Translations): 客星 (english: haak³ sing¹) (Chinese Cantonese), 客星 (kèxīng) (Chinese Mandarin), 客星 (kèxīng) (Literary Chinese)
    Sense id: en-guest_star-en-noun-h4j9Ni5- Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Cantonese translations, Terms with Literary Chinese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 28 28 10 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 34 28 7 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Cantonese translations: 17 30 24 11 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Literary Chinese translations: 10 23 48 8 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 17 26 28 12 17 Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb [English]

Forms: guest stars [present, singular, third-person], guest starring [participle, present], guest starred [participle, past], guest starred [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} guest star (third-person singular simple present guest stars, present participle guest starring, simple past and past participle guest starred)
  1. Of an actor: to star as a guest.
    Sense id: en-guest_star-en-verb-TVEuWztt Categories (other): Terms with Cantonese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of Terms with Cantonese translations: 17 30 24 11 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 17 26 28 12 17
  2. (sports) Of a player: to play as a guest of another team. Categories (topical): Sports
    Sense id: en-guest_star-en-verb-hEAGxs~C Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Cantonese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 28 28 10 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 34 28 7 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Cantonese translations: 17 30 24 11 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 17 26 28 12 17 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: guest-star
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "nova",
          "nova"
        ],
        [
          "supernova",
          "supernova"
        ],
        [
          "record",
          "record"
        ],
        [
          "Chinese",
          "Chinese"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(astronomy, historical) A nova or supernova recorded in Chinese astronomy which has appeared where no star was known before."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "historical"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "astronomy",
        "natural-sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "english": "haak³ sing¹",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "客星"
    },
    {
      "code": "lzh",
      "lang": "Literary Chinese",
      "roman": "kèxīng",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "客星"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "kèxīng",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "客星"
    }
  ],
  "word": "guest star"
}

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