Merak; Beta Ursae Majoris in the Big Dipper
Phecda; Gamma Ursae Majoris in the Big Dipper
nickname of the FAST radio telescope (in Guizhou)
1.auspicious sculpted animal, usu. a unicorn or deer with a long tail2.possession of the empire
1.balance scale2.Taiwan pr. [tiān píng]
sky burial (Tibetan funeral practice)
1.heavenly punishment2.king's punishment
natural charm (of writings, works of art etc)
Tianmen sub-prefecture level city in Hubei
the upper margin of a page
old name for Shenyang 沈阳 in modern Liaoning province
1.chilly weather2.(loanword from Japanese) agar-agar
1.filling the entire sky2.covering everything (of fog, crime, disaster etc)
1.skyscraping2.towering into the sky
1.Nirvana (in Buddhist scripture)2.Lord Brahma (the Hindu Creator)
1.paradise2.heavenly or beautiful place3.fairyland
(of waves, anger, a disaster, a crime etc) towering; overwhelming; immense
overpowering (of a stench)
1.all day long2.all one's life
the following day; next day
1.heaven2.the distant sky
1.the next day2.on alternate days
1.freezing weather2.frosty sky
the twenty seven days after the Winter Solstice, reputed to be the coldest days of the year
1.(Buddhism) to go to the Western Paradise2.(fig.) to die
a style of folk music of Shaanxi
two entirely different worlds; two contrasting realities
the day before (an event)
1.morning2.a.m.3.first half of the day
Liu Tianhua (1895-1932), Chinese musician and composer
Bao Qingtian, fictional nickname of Bao Zheng 包拯[bāo zhěng] (999-1062), Northern Song official renowned for his honesty
Observatory or Bureau of Astronomy (official title) from the Tang dynasty onwards