以人名命名

Mandarin · pinyin yǐ rén míng mìng míng

Meanings

  1. to name sth after a person
  2. named after
  3. eponymous
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以
yǐ · by means of; thereby, therefore; consider as; in order to
人
rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
名
míng · name, rank, title, position
命
mìng · life; destiny, fate, luck; an order, instruction
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3–2–2–4–2 · yi3 ren2 ming2 ming4 ming2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

ji5 jan4 meng2 ming6 ming4

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ji5 jan4 meng2 ming6 ming4

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以人名命名 · yi3 ren2 ming2 ming4 ming2
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Exact source record以人名命名 以人名命名 [yi3 ren2 ming2 ming4 ming2] /to name sth after a person/named after/eponymous/