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普莱费尔

Pǔ lái fèi ěrdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(surname) Playfair
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-13f1829573fa1ac1. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

普萊費爾 普莱费尔 [Pu3 lai2 fei4 er3] /(surname) Playfair/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 普萊費爾

  • 普
    pǔ

    general / popular / everywhere / universal

  • 莱
    lái

    name of weed plant (fat hen, goosefoot, pigweed etc) / Chenopodium album

  • 费
    fèi

    to cost / to spend / fee / wasteful / expenses

    Fèi

    surname Fei

  • 尔
    ěr

    thus / so / like that / you / thou

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.