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馬頭星雲

简马头星云 · 繁馬頭星雲

Mandarin · pinyin Mǎ tóu Xīng yún

Horsehead Nebula

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馬: Look up this written character
頭: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
星: xīng · a star, planet; any point of light; 25th lunar mansion, determinative star α Hydrae (Alphard)
雲: yún · clouds; Yunnan province
马: mǎ · horse; surname; Kangxi radical 187
头: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
云: yún · say, speak; clouds

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3–2–1–2 · Ma3 tou2 Xing1 yun2

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(astronomy) the Horsehead Nebula

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