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河外星系

Mandarin · pinyin hé wài xīng xì

extragalactic star system
galaxy (not including our Galaxy)

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河: hé · river; stream; the Yellow River
外: wài · out, outside, external; foreign
星: xīng · a star, planet; any point of light; 25th lunar mansion, determinative star α Hydrae (Alphard)
系: xì · system; line, link, connection

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2–4–1–4 · he2 wai4 xing1 xi4

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