Etymology

Silvery River

Today it means: the Milky Way, the night sky visual phenomenon caused by dense regions of the Milky Way Galaxy appearing nebulous (generally found when referring to East Asians in a historical context, situated in East Asia) Full definition →

Literary Chinese 銀河
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  1. Literary Chinese · calque of銀河
  2. English todaySilvery River

Calque of Literary Chinese 銀河 (yínhé).

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