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天宮

简天宫 · 繁天宮

Mandarin · pinyin Tiān gōng

Temple in Heaven (e.g. of the Jade Emperor)
Tiangong, Chinese space station program

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天: tiān · sky, heaven; god, celestial
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宫: gōng · palace

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1–1 · Tian1 gong1

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noun

(Chinese mythology, Chinese folk religion or Taoism) heavenly palace; abode of the gods (e.g. of the Jade Emperor - 玉皇大帝 Yùhuáng Dadì)
(archaeology) a palace at a high place (in which relics are kept)

name

Tiangong-1 (the name of the first Chinese space station, Tiangong-1 - 天宮一號 Tiāngōng yī hào).
Tiangong (the name of the third and current modular Chinese space station).

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