Definition
中天 is an advanced term referring to the highest point in the sky — in astronomy, the culmination or meridian transit of a celestial body; in literary Chinese, the vault of heaven or the firmament. The context (scientific or poetic) determines which sense is in play.
n.
(noun, astronomy) culminationmeridian transit (of a star, planet, etc.)(noun, literary) the middle of the skythe firmament
Examples
- 中天。Zhè kē héngxīng zài wǔyè dàodá zhōng.This fixed star reaches its culmination at midnight.
- 中天。Gǔrén xiāngxìn zhōng zhī shàng yǒu shénxiān.Ancients believed that above the firmament there were immortals.
- 中天。Tā zài shī zhōng miáoxiě le zhōng de zhuànglì jǐngxiàng.He described the magnificent scene of the firmament in his poem.
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