南十字座

Nánshízìzuò
(astronomy) the Southern Cross

CEDICT

astronomy

Entry Composition

1 南 Nán surname Nan
2 十字 shízì
  1. cross road
  2. cross-shaped
  3. crucifix
  4. the character ten
3 座 zuò
  1. seat
  2. base; stand
  3. (bound form) constellation
  4. (archaic) suffix used in a respectful form of address (e.g. 师座 shīzuò)
  5. classifier for large immovable objects such as buildings, mountains, bridges etc