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梅西耶星表

méi xī yē xīng biǎo

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Definitions

  1. 1. Messier catalog of nebulae and clusters (1784)

Child Words of 梅西耶星表

西
xī

the West

梅
méi

plum

耶
yé

interrogative particle (classical)

星表
xīng biǎo

star catalog

耶
yē

(phonetic ye)

梅西耶
méi xī yē

Charles Messier (1730-1817), French astronomer who catalogued nebulas and galaxies

星
xīng

star

梅西
méi xī

Lionel Messi (1987-), Argentine footballer

表
biǎo

exterior surface

耶
ye

final particle indicating enthusiasm etc