埃尔金大理石
Traditional form:
埃爾金大理石
Pinyin (reading):
Aī'ěrjīndàlǐshí
Definitions:
- the Elgin Marbles, the Parthenon marbles stolen in 1801-1810 by Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin
Characters:
- 埃 - fine dust; dirt; Angstrom
- 尔 - you; that, those; final particle
- 金 - gold, metal; money
- 大 - big, great, vast, high, deep
- 理 - science, reason, logic; to manage
- 石 - stone, rock, mineral
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