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天文 tiān wén astronomy
天文学 tiān wén xué astronomy
星宿 xīng xiù constellation (arch., now 星座) / one of the 28 constellations of traditional Chinese astronomy and astrology / motion of stars since one's birth (predetermining one's fate in astrology)
十二宫 shí èr gōng the twelve equatorial constellations or signs of the zodiac in Western astronomy and astrology, namely: Aries 白羊[Bai2 yang2], Taurus 金牛[Jin4 niu2], Gemini 雙子|双子[Shuang1 zi3], Cancer 巨蟹[Ju4 xie4], Leo 獅子|狮子[Shi1 zi3], Virgo 室女[Shi4 nu:3], Libra 天秤[Tian1 cheng4], Scorpio 天蠍|天蝎[Tian1 xie1], Sagittarius 人馬|人马[Ren2 ma3], Capricorn 摩羯[Mo2 jie2], Aquarius 寶瓶|宝瓶[Bao3 ping2], Pisces 雙魚|双鱼[Shuang1 yu2]
室 shì room / work unit / grave / scabbard / family or clan / one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy
鬼 guǐ disembodied spirit / ghost / devil / (suffix) person with a certain vice or addiction etc / sly / crafty / resourceful (variant of 詭|诡[gui3]) / one of the 28 constellations of ancient Chinese astronomy
翼 yì wing / area surrounding the bullseye of a target / to assist / one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy / old variant of 翌
奎 kuí crotch / 15th of the 28th constellations of Chinese astronomy
娄 Lóu surname Lou / one of the 28 lunar mansions in Chinese astronomy
曜 yào bright / glorious / one of the seven planets of premodern astronomy
七曜 qī yào the seven planets of premodern astronomy (the Sun, the Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn)
十二时辰 shí èr shí chen twelve divisions of the day of early Chinese and Babylonian timekeeping and astronomy
司天台 sī tiān tái Observatory or Bureau of Astronomy (official title) from the Tang dynasty onwards
圆轨道 yuán guǐ dào circular orbit (in astronomy and in astronautics)
浑天说 hún tiān shuō geocentric theory in ancient Chinese astronomy
荧惑星 Yíng huò xīng Mars in traditional Chinese astronomy
罗睺 luó hóu the intersection of the Moon's orbit with the ecliptic in Vedic astronomy (Sanskrit rahu)
计都 jì dū concept from Vedic astronomy (Sanskrit Ketu), the opposite point to 羅睺|罗睺[luo2 hou2] / imaginary star presaging disaster
辰星 Chén xīng Mercury in traditional Chinese astronomy / see also 水星[shui3 xing1]
周髀算经 zhōu bì suàn jīng Zhou Bi Suan Jing, or Chou Pei Suan Ching, one of the oldest Chinese texts on astronomy and mathematics
国际天文学年 guó jì tiān wén xué nián International Year of Astronomy
环境对天文学的负面影响国际专题讨论会  International Symposium on Adverse Environmental Impacts on Astronomy
地外天文学  extraterrestrial astronomy
射电天文学探索者卫星 shè diàn tiān wén xué tàn suǒ zhě wèi xīng radio astronomy Explorer
通过天文学发展教育计划  Initiative to Develop Education through Astronomy
红外天文学  infrared astronomy
雷达天文学  radar astronomy
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