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崔琦

Mandarin · pinyin Cuī Qí

Daniel C. Tsui (1939-), Chinese-born American physicist, winner of 1998 Nobel Prize in Physics

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崔: cuī · high, lofty, towering; surname
琦: qí · gem, precious stone, jade

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1–2 · Cui1 Qi2

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