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北bak1斗dau2七cat1星sing1

bak1 dau2 cat1 sing1Běi dǒu Qī xīng

English

  1. (astronomy) Big Dipper
  2. the Big Dipper; an asterism formed by the seven stars Dubhe, Merak, Phecda, Megrez, Alioth, Mizar and Alkaid

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 由天樞、天璇、天璣、天權、玉衡、開陽、瑤光七粒星組成，形狀好似𢳂酒嘅斗形，所以叫北斗星；將天樞同天旋嘅長度伸延大約五倍就會揾到北極星

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

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