) "Throughout eastern Asia, these stars compose the Northern Dipper . They are colloquially named " The Seven Stars of the Northern Dipper " ( Chinese : 北斗七星 ; pinyin : běidǒu qīxīng; Japanese Hiragana :ほくとしちせい; Korean : Hangul : 북두칠성, Romaja : Bukduchilseong; Vietnamese : chòm sao Bắc Đẩu). The seven