扁担星

扁擔星扁担星
[Biǎn dan xīng]
Altair and its two adjacent stars

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扁担星
biǎn·dɑnxīng牛郎星和它附近两颗小星的俗称。民间相传小星是牛郎的两个孩子,牛郎挑着他们去见他们的母亲织女。 {popular name for Altair and the two adjacent stars. According to a Chinese folk tale, the Herd Boy (Altair) carries his two children (the two adjacent stars) on a shoulder pole on their way to visit their mother, the Weaving Girl (Vega)}