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本初子午線
bun2 co1 zi2 ng5 sin3
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the first meridian; the prime meridian Level: 3 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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This word has been viewed 1968 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bybell on 7th Apr 2006 16:25 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03 |
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Characters in this word:本 bun2 - basis; original; copy初 co1 - first; original; early 子 zi2 - son; person; egg; young; subsidiary 午 ng5 - noon 線 sin3 - thread; line |
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