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星移斗轉

简星移斗转 · 繁星移斗轉

Mandarin · pinyin xīng yí Dǒu zhuǎn

lit. the Big Dipper 北斗星 Běi dǒu xīng has turned and the stars have moved
time flies
also written 斗轉星移 Dǒu zhuǎn xīng yí

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星: xīng · a star, planet; any point of light; 25th lunar mansion, determinative star α Hydrae (Alphard)
移: yí · change place, shift; move about
斗: dòu · dǒu · a dipper; unit of volume (ten 升 or litres); Kangxi radical 68; 8th lunar mansion, determinative star φ Sagittarii
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转: zhuǎn · shift, move, turn

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1–2–3–3 · xing1 yi2 Dou3 zhuan3

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sing1 ji4 dau2 zyun2

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