矮行星 (ai2 hang4 sing1) — dwarf planet — a celestial body which orbits round a star (e.g. the Sun in our Solar System), is not a satellite of a planet, but has not "cleared the neighbourhood" around its orbit. in Cantonese

aiˊ²hangˎ₄singˉ¹
Mandarin Pinyin: ai3 xing2 xing1

Meaning of 矮行星

noundwarf planet — a celestial body which orbits round a star (e.g. the Sun in our Solar System), is not a satellite of a planet, but has not "cleared the neighbourhood" around its orbit.
nounThe term "pluton" is also used, although strictly, it is a subset of "dwarf planet".

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