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仙女座大星雲

简仙女座大星云 · 繁仙女座大星雲

Mandarin · pinyin Xiān nǚ zuò dà xīng yún

great nebula in Andromeda or Andromeda galaxy M31

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仙: xiān · Taoist super-being, transcendent, immortal
女: nǚ · woman, girl; feminine; Kangxi radical 38; 10th lunar mansion, determinative star ε Aquarii (Albali)
座: zuò · seat; stand, base
大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high
星: xīng · a star, planet; any point of light; 25th lunar mansion, determinative star α Hydrae (Alphard)
雲: yún · clouds; Yunnan province
云: yún · say, speak; clouds

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1–3–4–4–1–2 · Xian1 nu:3 zuo4 da4 xing1 yun2

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sin1 neoi5 zo6 daai6 sing1 wan4

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