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多普勒

Mandarin · pinyin Duō pǔ lè

Christian Johann Doppler, Austrian physicist who discovered the Doppler effect

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多: duō · much, many; more than, over
普: pǔ · universal, general, widespread
勒: lēi · strangle, tighten

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1–3–4 · Duo1 pu3 le4

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a transliteration of the German surname Doppler, notably borne by Christian Doppler (1803–1853)

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