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三葉星雲

简三叶星云 · 繁三葉星雲

Mandarin · pinyin Sān yè Xīng yún

Trifid Nebula, M20

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三: sān · three
葉: yè · leaf, petal; page of book; period
星: xīng · a star, planet; any point of light; 25th lunar mansion, determinative star α Hydrae (Alphard)
雲: yún · clouds; Yunnan province
叶: yè · to harmonize, to rhyme; to unite; (borrowed for) leaf
云: yún · say, speak; clouds

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1–4–1–2 · San1 ye4 Xing1 yun2

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