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哥德巴赫猜想

Mandarin · pinyin Gē dé bā hè cāi xiǎng

the Goldbach conjecture in number theory

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哥: gē · elder brother
德: dé · ethics, morality, virtue
巴: bā · greatly desire, anxiously hope
赫: hè · bright, radiant, glowing
猜: cāi · guess, conjecture, suppose; feel
想: xiǎng · think, speculate, plan, consider

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1–2–1–4–1–3 · Ge1 de2 ba1 he4 cai1 xiang3

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go1 dak1 baa1 haak1 caai1 soeng2

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(number theory) Goldbach's conjecture

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