行星 — meaning in English

English meaning

• dark horse noun A competitor, candidate or contestant who is little known or thought unlikely to win, but who may surprise everyone by succeeding.
• planet noun A large, roughly spherical body that orbits a star, has cleared its orbital path of other debris, and is not itself a star.

Senses

行星 is used for these senses in English:

• dark horse (idiomatic, politics) A candidate for an election who is nominated unexpectedly, without previously having been discussed or considered as a likely choice.
• planet (now, historical, or, astrology) Each of the seven major bodies which move relative to the fixed stars in the night sky—the Moon, Mercury, Venus, the Sun, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. [from 14thc.]

dark horse — full definition

1. noun A competitor, candidate or contestant who is little known or thought unlikely to win, but who may surprise everyone by succeeding.
2. noun A person who keeps their talents, plans or private life quiet, so that others are surprised when the truth comes out.

planet — full definition

1. noun A large, roughly spherical body that orbits a star, has cleared its orbital path of other debris, and is not itself a star.
2. noun Used with "the" or "this": the Earth, especially when talking about it as a whole, fragile system.