列星

Chinese

arranged, lined-up star
simp. and trad.
(列星)

Pronunciation


Noun

列星

  1. (collective, literary, poetic) the stars
    日月列星 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
    日月列星 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
    From: The Verses of Chu, 4th century BCE – 2nd century CE
    Rìyuè ān zhǔ? Lièxīng ān chén? [Pinyin]
    Where do the Sun and the Moon belong? In which realm do the stars reside?
    不知曲直列星 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
    不知曲直列星 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
    From: The Verses of Chu, 4th century BCE – 2nd century CE
    Zēng bùzhī lù zhī qūzhí xī, nán zhǐ yuè yǔ lièxīng. [Pinyin]
    Knowing not whether the path is straight or crooked, I follow the Moon and the stars in the Southern sky.
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