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龐加萊

简庞加莱 · 繁龐加萊

Mandarin · pinyin Páng jiā lái

Henri Poincaré (1854-1912), French mathematician, physicist and philosopher

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龐: Look up this written character
加: jiā · add to, increase, augment
萊: Look up this written character
庞: páng · disorderly, messy; huge, big
莱: lái · goosefoot, weed; fallow field

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2–1–2 · Pang2 jia1 lai2

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a transliteration of the French surname Poincaré

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