眾星拱辰

简 众星拱辰 · 繁 眾星拱辰
Mandarin · pinyin zhòng xīng gǒng chén

Meanings

  1. lit. all the stars revolve around Polaris 北辰 Běi chén (idiom, from Analects); fig. to view sb as core figure
  2. to group around a revered leader
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眾
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星
xīng · a star, planet; any point of light; 25th lunar mansion, determinative star α Hydrae (Alphard)
拱
gǒng · fold hands on breast; bow, salute
辰
chén · early morning; fifth earthly branch; Kangxi radical 161
众
zhòng · multitude, crowd; masses, public
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4–1–3–2 · zhong4 xing1 gong3 chen2

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眾星拱辰 · zhong4 xing1 gong3 chen2
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Exact source record眾星拱辰 众星拱辰 [zhong4 xing1 gong3 chen2] /lit. all the stars revolve around Polaris 北辰[Bei3 chen2] (idiom, from Analects); fig. to view sb as core figure/to group around a revered leader/