萊布尼茨

简 莱布尼茨 · 繁 萊布尼茨
Mandarin · pinyin Lái bù ní cí

Meanings

  1. Leibniz (name)
  2. Gottfriend Wilhelm von Leibniz (1646-1716), German mathematician and philosopher, co-inventor of the calculus
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萊
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布
bù · cotton cloth, textiles, linen
尼
ní · Buddhist nun; transliteration
茨
cí · thatching; caltrop, Tribulus terrestris
莱
lái · goosefoot, weed; fallow field
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2–4–2–2 · Lai2 bu4 ni2 ci2

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  1. (Mainland China) a transliteration of the German surname Leibniz

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萊布尼茨 · Lai2 bu4 ni2 ci2
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Exact source record萊布尼茨 莱布尼茨 [Lai2 bu4 ni2 ci2] /Leibniz (name)/Gottfriend Wilhelm von Leibniz (1646-1716), German mathematician and philosopher, co-inventor of the calculus/