| 老鹰星云 |
Lǎo yīng Xīng yún |
Eagle Nebula, aka Star Queen Nebula, M16 |
| 老 |
lǎo |
prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity / old (of people) / venerable (person) / experienced / of long standing / always / all the time / of the past / very / outdated / (of meat etc) tough |
| 老鹰 |
lǎo yīng |
(coll.) eagle; hawk; any similar bird of prey |
| 鹰 |
yīng |
general term for a bird of prey (eagle, hawk or falcon etc) |
| 鹰星云 |
Yīng Xīng yún |
Eagle or Star Queen Nebula M16 |
| 星 |
xīng |
star / heavenly body / satellite / small amount |
| 星云 |
xīng yún |
nebula |
| 云 |
yún |
(classical) to say |
| 云 |
Yún |
surname Yun / short name for Yunnan 云南 |
| 云 |
yún |
cloud / CL:朵 |