牧 夫 座

Mù fū zuòdictionary entry

Boötes (constellation)

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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.

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Original source entry:

牧夫座牧夫座 [Mu4 fu1 zuo4] /Boötes (constellation)/

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Character information

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牧
mù
to herd / to breed livestock / to govern (old) / government official (old)
Mù
surname Mu
夫
fū
husband / man / manual worker / conscripted laborer (old)
fú
(classical) this, that / he, she, they / (exclamatory final particle) / (initial particle, introduces an opinion)
座
zuò
seat / base / stand / (bound form) constellation / (archaic) suffix used in a respectful form of address (e.g. 師座|师座[shī zuò]) / classifier for large immovable objects such as buildings, mountains, bridges etc

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