恩 培 多 克 勒

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Empedocles (490-430 BC), Greek Sicilian pre-Socratic philosopher

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Original source entry:

恩培多克勒 恩培多克勒 [En1 pei2 duo1 ke4 lei1] /Empedocles (490-430 BC), Greek Sicilian pre-Socratic philosopher/

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恩
ēn
favor / grace / kindness / (coll.) used like 嗯[èn] in online chat, expressing agreement
培
péi
to bank up with earth / to cultivate (lit. or fig.) / to train (people)
多
duō
many / much / more / a lot of / too many / in excess / (after a numeral) ... odd / how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. [duó]) / (bound form) multi- / poly-
克
kè
to be able to / to subdue / to restrain / to overcome / gram / Tibetan unit of land area, about 6 ares / to overthrow
Kè
abbr. for 克羅地亞|克罗地亚[Kè luó dì yà], Croatia / (Tw) abbr. for 克羅埃西亞|克罗埃西亚[Kè luó āi xī yà], Croatia / Ke (c. 2000 BC), seventh of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝[Yán dì] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shén nóng] Farmer God
勒
lè
(literary) bridle / halter / headstall / to rein in / to compel / to force / (literary) to carve / to engrave / (literary) to command / to lead (an army etc) / (physics) lux (abbr. for 勒克斯[lè kè sī])
lēi
to strap tightly / to bind

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