托 勒 密 王

Tuō lè mì Wángdictionary entry

Ptolemy, kings of Egypt after the partition of Alexander the Great's Empire in 305 BC

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Original source entry:

托勒密王 托勒密王 [Tuo1 le4 mi4 Wang2] /Ptolemy, kings of Egypt after the partition of Alexander the Great's Empire in 305 BC/

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托
tuō
to hold up in one's hand / to support with one's palm / sth serving as a support: a prop, a rest (e.g. arm rest) / (bound form) a shill / to ask / to beg / to entrust (variant of 託|托[tuō]) / torr (unit of pressure) / to trust / to entrust / to be entrusted with / to act as trustee
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
密
mì
dense / close / thick / intimate / close / (bound form) secret / confidential / (Internet slang) to send a private message to (sb) / to DM
Mì
surname Mi / name of an ancient state
王
wáng
king or monarch / best or strongest of its type / grand / great
wàng
(literary) (of a monarch) to reign over (a kingdom)
Wáng
surname Wang

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