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托里拆利

Mandarin · pinyin Tuō lǐ chāi lì

Evangelista Torricelli (1608-1647), Italian physicist, colleague of Galileo

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托: tuō · to hold up with palm; to support, rely on
里: lǐ · unit of distance; village; lane; Kangxi radical 166
拆: chāi · to break up, split apart, rip open; to destroy
利: lì · gains, advantage, profit, merit

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1–3–1–4 · Tuo1 li3 chai1 li4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

tok3 lei5 caak3 lei6

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