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银河星云

Yín hé xīng yúndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
a galactic nebula
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-a199245a35263f24. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

銀河星雲 银河星云 [Yin2 he2 xing1 yun2] /a galactic nebula/

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Other forms in these source records: 銀河星雲

  • 银
    yín

    silver / silver-colored / relating to money or currency

  • 河
    hé

    river (CL:條|条[tiáo],道[dào]) / (bound form) the Yellow River / (bound form) the Milky Way / (bound form) (on restaurant menus) rice noodles 河粉[hé fěn]

  • 星
    xīng

    star / heavenly body / satellite / small amount

  • 云
    yún

    (classical) to say / cloud / CL:朵[duǒ]

    Yún

    surname Yun / short name for Yunnan 雲南|云南[Yún nán]

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.