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English name Chinese name European constellation Number of stars Representing Legs: 奎: Andromeda/Pisces: 16: Possibly it is the rear legs or feet of the White Tiger. Alternatively, it was also seen as a wild boar. Outer Fence: 外屏: Pisces: 7: A fence to screen off the cesspit of Celestial Pigsty (Tiānhùn) Celestial Pigsty: 天溷: Cetus: 4
In Chinese, 王良 (Wáng Liáng), in the Legs (Chinese constellation), [16] refers to an asterism consisting of β Cassiopeiae, κ Cassiopeiae, η Cassiopeiae, α Cassiopeiae and λ Cassiopeiae. [17] Consequently, the Chinese name for β Cassiopeiae itself is 王良一 (Wáng Liáng yī, English: the First Star of Wang Liang.) [18]
The following is a list of the 88 IAU constellations with the Chinese translation of their names. Each linked article provides a list of the (traditional) Chinese names of the stars within each (modern) constellation. [clarification needed]
Mansion (Chinese name) Romanization Translation Asterisms (Chinese name) Romanization Translation Western star name Chinese star name Romanization Translation; White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) 奎 [1] Kuí: Legs: 奎 [1] Kuí: Legs: 1 Tri: 奎宿增十二: Kuísùzēngshíèr: 12th additional star 婁 Lóu: Bond: 婁 [1] Lóu: Bond α Tri ...
Western name Proper name Western constellation Comments 軍南門 Jūn Nán Mén: Southern Military Gate Phi Andromedae [22] Andromeda: A single-star asterism within the Legs mansion. 玄戈 Xuán Gē: Sombre Halberd Lambda Boötis [23] Xuange Boötes: A single-star asterism within the Purple Forbidden enclosure. Xuán Gē became the official name.
Legs (Chinese constellation) N. Neck (Chinese constellation) Net (Chinese constellation) O. Ox (Chinese constellation) R. Roof (Chinese constellation) Room (Chinese ...
Kuimulang (Chinese: 奎木狼; lit. 'The Wood Wolf of Legs') is a deity in traditional Chinese spiritual beliefs. He is considered to be one of the 28 Mansions, which are Chinese constellations. These constellations are the same as those studied in Western astrology.
The modern constellation Cassiopeia lies across two of the quadrants symbolized by the Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武, Běi Fāng Xuán Wǔ), The White Tiger of the West (西方白虎, Xī Fāng Bái Hǔ) and Three Enclosures (三垣, Sān Yuán), that divide the sky in traditional Chinese uranography. The name of the western ...