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以人名命名

Mandarin · pinyin yǐ rén míng mìng míng

to name sth after a person
named after
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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ji5 jan4 meng2 ming6 ming4

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