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公元前

gung1 jyun4 cin4

gong1 yuan2 qian2

BC (before Christ); BCE (before Common Era) | synonym: 紀元前

Note: the year comes afterwards, e.g. 公元前二千年 = 2000 BC

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This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

公元前

This word was added by claw on 26th Jul 2004 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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公 gung1 gong1 - public; grandfather; unselfish
元 jyun4 yuan2 - beginning, first, original; dollar
前 cin4 qian2 jian3 - in front; before

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