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啟明星

简启明星 · 繁啟明星

Mandarin · pinyin qǐ míng xīng

(astronomy) Venus

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啟: Look up this written character
明: míng · bright, light, brilliant; clear
星: xīng · a star, planet; any point of light; 25th lunar mansion, determinative star α Hydrae (Alphard)
启: qǐ · open; begin, commence; explain

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3–2–1 · qi3 ming2 xing1

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noun

morning star; the planet Venus as observed in the eastern sky around dawn

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