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哥白尼

Mandarin · pinyin Gē bái ní

Mikolaj Kopernik or Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543), Polish astronomer, mathematician and polymath

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哥: gē · elder brother
白: bái · white; pure, unblemished; bright
尼: ní · Buddhist nun; transliteration

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1–2–2 · Ge1 bai2 ni2

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a transliteration of the Polish surname Kopernik, Copernicus (Latinised form)
(尼古拉·～) Nicolaus Copernicus (Polish astronomer, mathematician and polymath)

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