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Mandarin · pinyin Kāi pǔ lè

Johannes Kepler (1571-1630), German astronomer and formulator of Kepler's laws of planetary motion

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開: kāi · open; initiate, begin, start
普: pǔ · universal, general, widespread
勒: lēi · strangle, tighten
开: kāi · open; initiate, begin, start

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1–3–4 · Kai1 pu3 le4

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a transliteration of the German surname Kepler
a transliteration of the German surname Kepler — (in particular) Johannes Kepler (1571–1630), a German astronomer

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