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范德瓦耳斯

Mandarin · pinyin Fàn dé Wǎ ěr sī

van der Waals
Johannes Diderik van der Waals (1837-1923), Dutch physicist

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范: fàn · surname; bee-like insect
德: dé · ethics, morality, virtue
瓦: wǎ · tile; earthenware pottery; girl
耳: ěr · ear; merely, only; handle; Kangxi radical 128
斯: sī · this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle

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4–2–3–3–1 · Fan4 de2 Wa3 er3 si1

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faan6 dak1 ngaa5 ji5 si1

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a transliteration of the Dutch surname van der Waals

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