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火流星

Mandarin · pinyin huǒ liú xīng

(astronomy) bolide
fireball

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火: huǒ · fire, flame; burn; anger, rage
流: liú · flow, circulate, drift; class
星: xīng · a star, planet; any point of light; 25th lunar mansion, determinative star α Hydrae (Alphard)

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3–2–1 · huo3 liu2 xing1

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fo2 lau4 sing1

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