| 托勒玫 |
Tuō lè méi |
Ptolemy or Claudius Ptolemaeus (c. 90-c. 168), Alexandrian Greek astronomer, mathematician and geographer, author of the Almagest 天文学大成 / see also 托勒密 |
| 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 托) / torr (unit of pressure) |
| 托 |
tuō |
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) |
| 勒 |
lēi |
to strap tightly / to bind |
| 玫 |
méi |
(fine jade) / used in 玫瑰 |