璇璣

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Chinese

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(jade) irregular pearl
trad. (璇璣/璿璣) /
simp. (璇玑)
alternative forms 璿璣璇玑
琁璣琁玑
旋璣旋玑

Pronunciation

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Noun

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璇璣

  1. (Chinese astronomy) the “spoon”, or the first four stars of the Big Dipper
  2. (Chinese astronomy, by extension) Big Dipper
  3. (Chinese astronomy) Polaris
  4. (literary, figurative) authority; throne
  5. (historical) ancient astronomical instrument, especially the moving part of the instrument

Derived terms

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