勒 威 耶

Lè wēi yēdictionary entry

Urbain Le Verrier (1811-1877), French mathematician and astronomer who predicted the position of Neptune

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Original source entry:

勒威耶 勒威耶 [Le4 wei1 ye1] /Urbain Le Verrier (1811-1877), French mathematician and astronomer who predicted the position of Neptune/

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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
威
wēi
power / might / prestige
耶
yē
(phonetic ye)
yé
interrogative particle (classical)
ye
final particle indicating enthusiasm etc

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