昴宿
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Chinese
| the Pleiades | (a) night; constellation; lodge for the night (a) night; constellation; lodge for the night; old; former | ||
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| simp. and trad. (昴宿) |
昴 | 宿 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄇㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄡˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Mǎosiòu
- Wade–Giles: Mao3-hsiu4
- Yale: Mǎu-syòu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Maoshiow
- Palladius: Маосю (Maosju)
- Sinological IPA (key): /mɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Proper noun
昴宿
- (Chinese astronomy) Hairy Head Mansion (one of Twenty-Eight Mansions)
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 昴 | 宿 |
| ぼう Jinmeiyō |
しゅく Grade: 3 |
Proper noun
- (Chinese astronomy) the Hairy Head constellation, one of the Twenty-Eight Mansions, corresponds to the Pleiades in English.