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類星體

简类星体 · 繁類星體

Mandarin · pinyin lèi xīng tǐ

quasar

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類: Look up this written character
星: xīng · a star, planet; any point of light; 25th lunar mansion, determinative star α Hydrae (Alphard)
體: tǐ · body; group, class, body, unit
类: lèi · class, group, kind, category
体: tǐ · body; group, class, body, unit; inferior

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4–1–3 · lei4 xing1 ti3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

leoi6 sing1 tai2

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noun

quasar (an extragalactic object)

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