tiān​gāng

Big Dipper

  • created reference approved 天罡 → 罡 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    天罡 tiān​gāng

    罡 gāng

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created reference approved 天罡 → 地煞 (antonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    天罡 tiān​gāng

    地煞 dì​shà

    antonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 天罡 · tiān​gāng · Big Dipper — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    天罡

    tiān​gāng

    Big Dipper

    An ancient name for the stars of the Big Dipper; specifically refers to the three stars that form the constellation's handle

    天 (literal) → 天 · tiān · sky 罡 (literal) → 罡 · gāng · [stars]

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 天罡 · tiān​gāng · celestial deities — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    天罡

    tiān​gāng

    celestial deities

    A group of thirty-six guardian deities in Taoist mythology who are associated with the stars of the Big Dipper

    天 (literal) → 天 · tiān · God 罡 (literal) → 罡 · gāng · [stars]

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense