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啟明

简启明 · 繁啟明

Mandarin · pinyin Qǐ míng

Classical Chinese name for planet Venus in the east before dawn

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明: míng · bright, light, brilliant; clear
启: qǐ · open; begin, commence; explain

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adj

(literary) enlightened; intelligent; open-minded; understanding

noun

(～星) (Chinese astronomy) planet Venus in the east before dawn; Lucifer

verb

to enlighten; to edify; to educate (e.g. the blind)

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