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壁宿

壁宿

Chinese

wall; rampart
 
(a) night; constellation; lodge for the night; old; former
simp. and trad.
(壁宿) 		壁 宿

Proper noun

壁宿

  1. (astronomy) the Wall, a Chinese constellation near Pegasus and Andromeda, 14th of the Twenty-Eight Mansions (二十八宿) and part of the Black Turtle (玄武).

Synonyms

Hypernyms
  • 玄武 ‎(“The Black Turtle (constellation)”)
  • 二十八宿 ‎(“The Twenty-Eight Mansions (constellation)”)

Etymology

From Chinese 壁 ("wall") + 宿 ("lunar mansion"), to clarify the intended sense of 壁

Pronunciation

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