梅西耶星表

Mandarin · pinyin Méi xī yē xīng biǎo

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  1. Messier catalog of nebulae and clusters (1784)
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梅
méi · plums; prunes; surname
西
xī · west(ern); westward; occident; Kangxi radical 146
耶
yé · used in transliteration
星
xīng · a star, planet; any point of light; 25th lunar mansion, determinative star α Hydrae (Alphard)
表
biǎo · show, express, manifest, display
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2–1–1–1–3 · Mei2 xi1 ye1 xing1 biao3

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mui4 sai1 je4 sing1 biu2

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mui4 sai1 je4 sing1 biu2

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梅西耶星表 · Mei2 xi1 ye1 xing1 biao3
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Exact source record梅西耶星表 梅西耶星表 [Mei2 xi1 ye1 xing1 biao3] /Messier catalog of nebulae and clusters (1784)/