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托勒玫

Mandarin · pinyin Tuō lè méi

Ptolemy or Claudius Ptolemaeus (c. 90-c. 168), Alexandrian Greek astronomer, mathematician and geographer, author of the Almagest 天文學大成
see also 托勒密 Tuō lè mì

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托: tuō · to hold up with palm; to support, rely on
勒: lēi · strangle, tighten
玫: méi · rose

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1–4–2 · Tuo1 le4 mei2

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tok3 lak6 mui4

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