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麥哲倫

简麦哲伦 · 繁麥哲倫

Mandarin · pinyin Mài zhé lún

Magellan (1480-1521), Portuguese explorer

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哲: zhé · wise, sagacious; wise man, sage
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麦: mài · wheat, barley, oats; simplified form of Kangxi radical 199
伦: lún · normal human relationships

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4–2–2 · Mai4 zhe2 lun2

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a transliteration of the anglicised Portuguese surname, Magellan
a transliteration of the anglicised Portuguese surname, Magellan — Ferdinand Magellan (1480–1521), a Portuguese navigator and explorer

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