"Constellation" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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座 zuò seat / base / stand / (bound form) constellation / (archaic) suffix used in a respectful form of address (e.g. 師座|师座[shi1zuo4]) / classifier for large immovable objects such as buildings, mountains, bridges etc
星座 xīng zuò constellation / astrological sign
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)
宿 xiù constellation
三星 sān xīng three major stars of the Three Stars 參宿|参宿[Shen1 xiu4] Chinese constellation / the belt of Orion / three spirits 福[fu2], 祿|禄[lu4], and 壽|寿[shou4] associated with the Three Stars 參宿|参宿[Shen1 xiu4] Chinese constellation
织女星 Zhī nu:3 xīng Vega, brightest star in constellation Lyra 天琴星座
天狼星 Tiān láng xīng Sirius, a double star in constellation Canis Major 大犬座
刺激群 cì jī qún stimulus constellation
仙女星座 Xiān nu:3 xīng zuò Andromeda constellation (galaxy) M31
参宿七 Shēn xiù qī Rigel (star) / lit. seventh star of the Three Stars Chinese constellation
天琴星座 Tiān qín xīng zuò Lyra, constellation containing Vega 織女星|织女星[Zhi1 nu:3 xing1]
觜蠵 zī xī name of constellation, possibly same as 觜宿
觜觽 zī xī name of constellation, possibly same as 觜宿
大角星 Dà jiǎo xīng Arcturus (brightest star in the constellation Boötes 牧伕座|牧夫座[Mu4 fu1 zuo4])
卫星星座 wèi xīng xīng zuò satellite constellation
文曲星 Wén qǔ xīng constellation governing scholarship and examinations / (fig.) renowned literary genius / brand name of handheld electronic dictionaries made by Beijing company Golden Global View
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