南十字座

Mandarin · pinyin Nán shí zì zuò

Meanings

  1. (astronomy) the Southern Cross
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南
nán · south; southern part; southward
十
shí · ten, tenth; complete; perfect
字
zì · letter, character, word
座
zuò · seat; stand, base
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2–2–4–4 · Nan2 shi2 zi4 zuo4

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naam4 sap6 zi6 zo6

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name

  1. (astronomy) Crux

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