法 兰 西 斯·培 根

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Francis Bacon (1561-1626), English Renaissance philosopher and early scientist

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法蘭西斯·培根 法兰西斯·培根 [Fa3 lan2 xi1 si1 · Pei2 gen1] /Francis Bacon (1561-1626), English Renaissance philosopher and early scientist/

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法
fǎ
law / method / way / to emulate / (Buddhism) dharma / (abbr. for 法家[Fǎ jiā]) the Legalists / (physics) farad (abbr. for 法拉[fǎ lā])
Fǎ
France / French / abbr. for 法國|法国[Fǎ guó] / Taiwan pr. [Fà]
兰
lán
orchid (蘭花|兰花 Cymbidium goeringii) / fragrant thoroughwort (蘭草|兰草 Eupatorium fortunei) / lily magnolia (木蘭|木兰)
Lán
surname Lan / abbr. for Lanzhou 蘭州|兰州[Lán zhōu], Gansu
西
xī
west
Xī
the West / abbr. for Spain 西班牙[Xī bān yá] / Spanish
斯
sī
(phonetic) / this
Sī
Slovakia / Slovak / abbr. for 斯洛伐克[Sī luò fá kè]
培
péi
to bank up with earth / to cultivate (lit. or fig.) / to train (people)
根
gēn
root / basis / classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings / CL:條|条[tiáo] / radical (chemistry)

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