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觜

Mandarin · pinyin zī#

number 20 of the 28 constellations 二十八宿, approx. Orion 獵戶座

Mandarin · pinyin zuǐ#

variant of 嘴 zuǐ

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觜: zī · turtle beak; 20th lunar mansion, determinative star λ Orionis (Meissa)

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1 · zi1

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zeoi2 · zi1

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Turtle Beak, one of the twenty-eight lunar mansions of Chinese astronomy
the horn-shaped feathers on the head of an owl

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