牛星织女 — “Cowherd Star and Weaver Girl”
牛星织女 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the Cowherd Star (Altair) and the Weaver Girl (Vega), celestial lovers separated by the Milky Way and allowed to meet only once a year; often used to describe a couple in a long-distance relationship or a poignant separation”. Literally, “Cowherd Star and Weaver Girl”.
牛星织女 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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What does 牛星织女 mean?
牛星织女 (niú xīng zhī nǚ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the Cowherd Star (Altair) and the Weaver Girl (Vega), celestial lovers separated by the Milky Way and allowed to meet only once a year; often used to describe a couple in a long-distance relationship or a poignant separation”.
How do you pronounce 牛星织女?
牛星织女 is pronounced niú xīng zhī nǚ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 牛星织女 literally mean?
Literally, 牛星织女 means “Cowherd Star and Weaver Girl”. It is used to mean “the Cowherd Star (Altair) and the Weaver Girl (Vega), celestial lovers separated by the Milky Way and allowed to meet only once a year; often used to describe a couple in a long-distance relationship or a poignant separation”.
What is the Chinese definition of 牛星织女?
即牛郎织女。