南斗

Nándǒu
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Meanings

  1. 1 Southern Dipper (Chinese constellation, 6 stars in Sagittarius)
  2. 2 the southern part of the sky

Examples

Gǔrén rènwéi Běidǒu zhǔ sǐ, Nándǒu zhǔ shēng.
The ancients believed the Northern Dipper rules death, while the Southern Dipper rules life.
Xià yè kěyǐ zài nánfāng tiānkōng kàn dào Nándǒu liù xīng.
On summer nights you can see the six stars of the Southern Dipper in the southern sky.

Tips

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The Southern Dipper (南斗) is a 6-star asterism in Sagittarius, the counterpart to the more famous 北斗七星 (Big Dipper). In Daoist tradition, the Southern Dipper governs longevity and life, while the Northern Dipper records death — a pairing famously used in the manga 北斗 (Fist of the North Star).

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