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灶神星

Mandarin · pinyin Zào shén xīng

Vesta, an asteroid, second most massive object in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, discovered in 1807 by H.W. Olbers

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灶: zào · kitchen stove, cooking stove
神: shén · spirit, god, supernatural being
星: xīng · a star, planet; any point of light; 25th lunar mansion, determinative star α Hydrae (Alphard)

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4–2–1 · Zao4 shen2 xing1

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(astronomy) 4 Vesta

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