奎宿
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Chinese
| name of constellation; stride | (a) night; constellation; lodge for the night (a) night; constellation; lodge for the night; old; former | ||
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| simp. and trad. (奎宿) |
奎 | 宿 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄡˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Kuéisiòu
- Wade–Giles: Kʻuei2-hsiu4
- Yale: Kwéi-syòu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Kweishiow
- Palladius: Куйсю (Kujsju)
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰu̯eɪ̯³⁵ ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Proper noun
奎宿
- (Chinese astronomy) Legs Mansion (one of Twenty-Eight Mansions)