絳河

“Milky Way”

天之色蒼蒼然也，而前輩曰丹霄，曰絳霄。河漢曰銀河可也，而曰絳河。蓋觀天者以北極為標準，所仰視而見者，皆在於北極之南，故稱之曰丹，曰絳，借南之色以為喻也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]

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天之色苍苍然也，而前辈曰丹霄，曰绛霄。河汉曰银河可也，而曰绛河。盖观天者以北极为标准，所仰视而见者，皆在于北极之南，故称之曰丹，曰绛，借南之色以为喻也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

From: 明·王逵《蠡海集》

Tiān zhī sè cāngcāngrán yě, ér qiánbèi yuē dānxiāo, yuē jiàngxiāo. Héhàn yuē yínhé kě yě, ér yuē jiànghé. Gài guān tiān zhě yǐ běijí wéi biāozhǔn, suǒ yǎngshì ér jiàn zhě, jiē zài yú běijí zhī nán, gù chēng zhī yuē dān, yuē jiàng, jiè nán zhī sè yǐwéi yù yě. [Pinyin]

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絳河

1. (literary) Milky Way

絳河

1. A legendary river of the South China Sea.