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滿天繁星

简满天繁星 · 繁滿天繁星

Mandarin · pinyin mǎn tiān fán xīng

lit. whole sky, a multitude of stars

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滿: mǎn · fill; full, satisfied
天: tiān · sky, heaven; god, celestial
繁: fán · complicated, complex, difficult
星: xīng · a star, planet; any point of light; 25th lunar mansion, determinative star α Hydrae (Alphard)
满: mǎn · fill; full, satisfied

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3–1–2–1 · man3 tian1 fan2 xing1

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mun5 tin1 faan4 sing1

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