托勒密 tuō lè mì

DEFINITIONS

  1. Ptolemy, kings of Egypt after the partition of Alexander the Great's Empire in 305 BC
  2. Ptolemy or Claudius Ptolemaeus (c. 90-c. 168), Alexandrian Greek astronomer, mathematician and geographer, author of the Almagest 天文學大成|天文学大成
  3. see also 托勒玫[Tuo1 le4 mei2]

CHARACTERS

托 tuō
HSK 5
to hold up with palm; to support, rely on
勒 lè strangle, tighten
密 mì
HSK 4
dense, thick, close; intimate