Venus (ancient Chinese term); morning/evening star
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Venus; the Morning Star or Evening Star (ancient Chinese astronomical term)
neutralIn ancient Chinese astronomy, this term specifically refers to the planet Venus when visible in the sky. When appearing in the east before sunrise, it was called 启明 (Morning Star); when appearing in the west after sunset, it was called 长庚 (Evening Star). The name 太白星 comes from its bright white appearance.
Tài太
bái白
xīng星
shì是
tài太
yáng阳
xì系
zhōng中
zuì最
liàng亮
de的
xíng行
xīng星
zhī之
yī一
。
Venus is one of the brightest planets in the solar system.
Gǔ古
rén人
guān观
chá察
dào到
tài太
bái白
xīng星
chén晨
xiàn现
dōng东
fāng方
，
chēng称
zhī之
wéi为
qǐ启
míng明
。
Ancient people observed Venus appearing in the east at dawn and called it the Morning Star.
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Yè夜
kōng空
zhōng中
nà那
kē颗
zuì最
liàng亮
de的
xīng星
jiù就
shì是
tài太
bái白
xīng星
。
The brightest star in the night sky is Venus.