牛郎织女 niúlángzhīnǚ Cowherd and Weaving Maid Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents niúlángzhīnǚ Cowherd and Weaving Maid · separated couple 牛郎 niúláng Cowherd The Cowherd in the folk tale 牛郎织女 niúlángzhīnǚ, who is separated from the Weaver Girl by the Milky Way.织女 織女 zhīnǚ the Girl Weaver A figure in Chinese mythology, the granddaughter of the celestial emperor, who fell in love with the cowherd 牛郎 niúláng and was separated from him by the Milky Wayniúlángzhīnǚ Altair and Vega 牛郎 niúláng Altair The star Altair; also known as 牵牛星 qiānniúxīng.织女 織女 zhīnǚ Vega The star Vega, identified in Chinese astronomy as the mythological Girl Weaver seated across the Milky Way from the star Altair.
