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銀河星雲

简银河星云 · 繁銀河星雲

Mandarin · pinyin Yín hé xīng yún

a galactic nebula

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河: hé · river; stream; the Yellow River
星: xīng · a star, planet; any point of light; 25th lunar mansion, determinative star α Hydrae (Alphard)
雲: yún · clouds; Yunnan province
银: yín · silver; cash, money, wealth
云: yún · say, speak; clouds

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2–2–1–2 · Yin2 he2 xing1 yun2

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