格林尼治

Mandarin · pinyin Gé lín ní zhì

Meanings

  1. Greenwich (former location of Greenwich observatory, at zero longitude)
  2. refers to Greenwich mean time
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格
gé · pattern, standard, form; style
林
lín · forest, grove; surname
尼
ní · Buddhist nun; transliteration
治
zhì · govern, regulate, administer
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2–2–2–4 · Ge2 lin2 ni2 zhi4

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gaak3 lam4 nei4 zi6

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name

  1. Greenwich (a town in Greater London, England, through which the Greenwich meridian passes)

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格林尼治 · Ge2 lin2 ni2 zhi4
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Exact source record格林尼治 格林尼治 [Ge2 lin2 ni2 zhi4] /Greenwich (former location of Greenwich observatory, at zero longitude)/refers to Greenwich mean time/