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The Roof mansion (Chinese: 危宿; pinyin: Wēi Xiù) is: one of the——twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the northern mansions of the Black Tortoise.
Asterisms※
English name | Chinese name | European constellation | Number of stars | Representing |
---|---|---|---|---|
Roof | 危 | Aquarius/Pegasus | 3 | Top stores |
Tomb | 墳墓 | Aquarius | 4 | Tomb hills |
Humans | 人 | Pegasus | 4 | People |
Pestle | 杵 | Pegasus/Lacerta | 3 | Pestle military provisions |
Mortar | 臼 | Pegasus/Cygnus | 4 | Army food mill |
Big Yard for Chariots | 車府 | Cygnus/Lacerta | 7 | The garage |
Celestial Hook | 天鈎 | Cepheus/Draco | 9 | Similar hook shape |
Zaofu | 造父 | Cepheus | 5 | Zaofu was a famous chariot driver |
Roofing | 蓋屋 | Aquarius | 2 | Palace officials on behalf of management of the roof |
Temple | 虛梁 | Aquarius | 4 | Empty garden tomb |
Celestial Money | 天錢 | Piscis Austrinus | 5 | Money in the heaven |