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萊布尼茨

简莱布尼茨 · 繁萊布尼茨

Mandarin · pinyin Lái bù ní cí

Leibniz (name)
Gottfriend Wilhelm von Leibniz (1646-1716), German mathematician and philosopher, co-inventor of the calculus

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布: bù · cotton cloth, textiles, linen
尼: ní · Buddhist nun; transliteration
茨: cí · thatching; caltrop, Tribulus terrestris
莱: lái · goosefoot, weed; fallow field

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2–4–2–2 · Lai2 bu4 ni2 ci2

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(Mainland China) a transliteration of the German surname Leibniz

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