jī​wěi

constellations Sagittarius and Scorpio

Senses

箕尾 jī​wěi constellations Sagittarius and Scorpio

The constellations of Winnowing Basket and Tail, part of the traditional Chinese system of twenty-eight lunar mansions. In Western astronomy, these correspond roughly to parts of Sagittarius and Scorpio.

箕尾 jī​wěi to die

(literary) To pass away, especially in reference to high officials (metaphorically riding the Ji and Wei constellations to join the stars after death, based on the Zhuangzi)

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