Roof (Chinese constellation)

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.

A starmap of the Roof

Asterisms

English nameChinese nameEuropean constellationNumber of starsRepresenting
RoofAquarius/Pegasus3Top stores
Tomb墳墓Aquarius4Tomb hills
HumansPegasus4People
PestlePegasus/Lacerta3Pestle military provisions
MortarPegasus/Cygnus4Army food mill
Big Yard for Chariots車府Cygnus/Lacerta7The garage
Celestial Hook天鈎Cepheus/Draco9Similar hook shape
Zaofu造父Cepheus5Zaofu was a famous chariot driver
Roofing蓋屋Aquarius2Palace officials on behalf of management of the roof
Temple虛梁Aquarius4Empty garden tomb
Celestial Money天錢Piscis Austrinus5Money in the heaven

References

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