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幾何原本

简几何原本 · 繁幾何原本

Mandarin · pinyin Jǐ hé Yuán běn

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幾: jǐ · how many? how much?; a few, some
何: hé · what, why, where, which, how
原: yuán · source, origin, beginning
本: běn · root, origin, source; basis
几: jǐ · small table

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3–2–2–3 · Ji3 he2 Yuan2 ben3

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