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二十八宿

Mandarin · pinyin èr shí bā xiù

the twenty-eight constellations

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二: èr · two; twice
十: shí · ten, tenth; complete; perfect
八: bā · eight; all around, all sides
宿: sù · stop, rest, lodge, stay overnight; constellation

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4–2–1–4 · er4 shi2 ba1 xiu4

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(astronomy) the Twenty-Eight Mansions (a part of the Chinese constellations system, composed of 28 constellations divided into four regions—the Four Symbols (四象).)

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