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李遠哲

简李远哲 · 繁李遠哲

Mandarin · pinyin Lǐ Yuǎn zhé

Yuan T. Lee (1936-), Taiwanese-born Chemist and Nobel Prize winner in 1986

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李: lǐ · plum; judge; surname
遠: yuǎn · distant, remote, far; profound
哲: zhé · wise, sagacious; wise man, sage
远: yuǎn · distant, remote, far; profound

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