仙女座星系

XiānnǚzuòXīngxì
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Meanings

  1. 1 Andromeda Galaxy (M31)
  2. 2 the spiral galaxy nearest to the Milky Way

Examples

Xiānnǚzuò Xīngxì shì lí wǒmen zuìjìn de dà xīngxì.
The Andromeda Galaxy is the nearest large galaxy to us.
Jùshuō Xiānnǚzuò Xīngxì jiānglái huì hé Yínhéxì xiāngzhuàng.
The Andromeda Galaxy is said to be on a future collision course with the Milky Way.

Tips

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仙女座 (Xiānnǚzuò) is the Mandarin name for the constellation Andromeda — literally 'Fairy Maiden Constellation,' borrowing the Greek myth of the princess Andromeda. The galaxy lies within this constellation from Earth's view, hence the shared name.

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