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阿普爾頓

简阿普尔顿 · 繁阿普爾頓

Mandarin · pinyin Ā pǔ ěr dùn

Appleton (name)
Sir Edward Appleton (1892-1965), British physicist, Nobel laureate who discovered the ionosphere

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阿: ā · prefix for people's names; used in transliteration
普: pǔ · universal, general, widespread
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頓: Look up this written character
尔: ěr · you; that, those; final particle
顿: dùn · pause, stop; bow, kowtow; arrange

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1–3–3–4 · A1 pu3 er3 dun4

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aa3 pou2 ji5 deon6

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