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魁星

Mandarin · pinyin Kuí xīng

stars of the Big Dipper that constitute the rectangular body of the dipper
Kuixing, Daoist God of fate

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魁: kuí · chief; leader; best; monstrous
星: xīng · a star, planet; any point of light; 25th lunar mansion, determinative star α Hydrae (Alphard)

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2–1 · Kui2 xing1

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