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ID	Chinese	Trad.	Pinyin	PlainPY	English Definition
ID	Chinese	Trad.	Pinyin	PlainPY	English Definition
1	宿	宿	xiù	xiu4	constellation
2	毕宿五	畢宿五	bì xiù wǔ	bi4 xiu4 wu3	Aldebaran or Alpha Tauri
3	二十八宿	二十八宿	èr shí bā xiù	er4 shi2 ba1 xiu4	the twenty-eight constellations
4	娄宿	婁宿	lóu xiù	Lou2 xiu4	Bond (Chinese constellation)
5	昴宿星团	昴宿星團	mǎo xiù xīng tuán	Mao3 xiu4 xing1 tuan2	Pleiades M45
6	参宿	參宿	shēn xiù	Shen1 xiu4	Three Stars (Chinese constellation)
7	参宿七	參宿七	shēn xiù qī	Shen1 xiu4 qi1	Rigel (star); lit. seventh star of the Three Stars Chinese constellation
8	心宿二	心宿二	xīn xiù èr	Xin1 xiu4 er4	Antares, the brightest star in Scorpio 天蝎座
9	星宿	星宿	xīng xiù	xing1 xiu4	constellation (arch., now 星座 ); one of the 28 constellations of traditional Chinese astronomy and astrology; motion of stars since one's birth (predetermining one's fate in astrology)
10	星宿海	星宿海	xīng xiù hǎi	Xing1 xiu4 Hai3	Xingxiuhai Basin in Qinghai, more than 4000m above sea level, featuring numerous lakes large and small
11	觜宿	觜宿	zī xiù	zi1 xiu4	number 20 of the 28 constellations 二十八宿 , approx. Orion 猎户座