kuí​xīng

Big Dipper stars

  • created reference approved 魁星 → 奎星 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    魁星 kuí​xīng

    奎星 kuí​xīng

    same_as

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 魁星 · kuí​xīng · Big Dipper stars — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    魁星

    kuí​xīng

    Big Dipper stars

    The four stars of the Big Dipper that form the bowl of the ladle; sometimes used specifically to refer to the star furthest from the handle.

    魁 (literal) → 魁 · kuí · Big Dipper 星 (literal) → 星 · xīng · star

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 魁星 · kuí​xīng · God of Literature — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    魁星

    kuí​xīng

    God of Literature

    A Daoist deity in mythology believed to control fate and the success of candidates in the imperial examinations; originally written as [[奎星|奎星|kui2 xing1]].

    魁 (literal) → 魁 · kuí · chief; first 星 (literal) → 星 · xīng · star

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

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