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射手座

Mandarin · pinyin Shè shǒu zuò

Sagittarius (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
popular variant of 人馬座 Rén mǎ zuò

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射: shè · shoot, eject, issue forth, emit
手: shǒu · hand
座: zuò · seat; stand, base

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4–3–4 · She4 shou3 zuo4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

se6 sau2 zo6

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(astronomy) Sagittarius

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