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Altair and Vega

  • created reference approved 牵牛织女/牽牛織女 → 牛郎织女/牛郎織女 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    牵牛织女 / 牽牛織女 qiān​niú​zhī​nǚ

    牛郎织女 / 牛郎織女 niú​láng​zhī​nǚ

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  • created sense approved 牵牛织女/牽牛織女 · qiān​niú​zhī​nǚ · Altair and Vega — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    牵牛织女 / 牽牛織女

    qiān​niú​zhī​nǚ

    Altair and Vega

    The stars Altair and Vega; also the mythological figures of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl who are separated by the Milky Way and meet only once a year. Same as [[牛郎织女|牛郎織女|niu2 lang2 zhi1 nu:3]]

    牵牛 (literal) → 牵牛/牽牛 · qiān​niú · Altair 织女 (literal) → 织女/織女 · zhī​nǚ · Vega

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 牵牛织女/牽牛織女 · qiān​niú​zhī​nǚ · separated couple — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    牵牛织女 / 牽牛織女

    qiān​niú​zhī​nǚ

    separated couple

    Metaphor for a husband and wife living in different places for a long time

    牵牛 (literal) → 牵牛/牽牛 · qiān​niú · Altair 织女 (literal) → 织女/織女 · zhī​nǚ · the Girl Weaver

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

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