Chinese

		twentieth	eight; 8	(a) night; constellation; lodge for the night (a) night; constellation; lodge for the night; old; former
simp. and trad. (二十八宿)		二十	八	宿

Proper noun

二十八宿

1. (astronomy) the [[Twenty-Eight Mansions[[ (a part of the Chinese constellations system, composed of 28 constellations divided into four regions (the Four Symbols (四象)).)

Related terms

Japanese

Etymology

Chinese 二十八宿

Proper noun

二十八宿 ‎(hiragana にじゅうはっしゅく, romaji Nijūhasshuku)

1. (astronomy) the Twenty-Eight Mansions