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星sing1宿sau3

sing1 sau3xīng xiù

English

  1. constellation (arch., now 星座)
  2. one of the 28 constellations of traditional Chinese astronomy and astrology
  3. motion of stars since one's birth (predetermining one's fate in astrology)
  4. Chinese constellations ----
  5. stars in general

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 古中國之星座,共分為二十八宿
  2. 泛指星星

Examples

  • 我數著星宿的星光來預測我愛情的未來。

    I count the sparkle of constellations to foretell the future of my love.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 星座名。二十八宿之一,朱雀七宿嘅第四宿,共七星,對應西方嘅長蛇座裏面

    Hydrae

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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