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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.
Asterisms
| English name | Chinese name | European constellation | Number of stars | Representing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roof | 危 | Aquarius/Pegasus | 3 | Top stores |
| Tomb | 墳墓 | Aquarius | 4 | Tomb hills |
| Humans | 人 | Pegasus | 4 | People |
| Pestle | 杵 | Pegasus/Lacerta | 3 | Pestle military provisions |
| Mortar | 臼 | Pegasus/Cygnus | 4 | Army food mill |
| Big Yard for Chariots | 車府 | Cygnus/Lacerta | 7 | The garage |
| Celestial Hook | 天鈎 | Cepheus/Draco | 9 | Similar hook shape |
| Zaofu | 造父 | Cepheus | 5 | Zaofu was a famous chariot driver |
| Roofing | 蓋屋 | Aquarius | 2 | Palace officials on behalf of management of the roof |
| Temple | 虛梁 | Aquarius | 4 | Empty garden tomb |
| Celestial Money | 天錢 | Piscis Austrinus | 5 | Money in the heaven |
References
| Chinese constellations | |||||||||||
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| Three Enclosures (三垣) |
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| Four Symbols (四象) and Twenty-Eight Mansions (二十八宿) |
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