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星曜

Mandarin · pinyin xīng yào

heavenly bodies (esp. the sun, moon or five visible planets)

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星: xīng · a star, planet; any point of light; 25th lunar mansion, determinative star α Hydrae (Alphard)
曜: yào · glorious, as sun; daylight, sunlight; one of the seven planets of pre-modern astronomy (the sun, the moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn)

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1–4 · xing1 yao4

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sing1 jiu6

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