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埃尔金

Āi ěr jīn

3-character word Traditional 埃爾金

What 埃尔金 means

1. James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin (1811-1863), British High Commissioner to China who ordered the looting and destruction of the Old Winter Palace Yuanmingyuan 圆明园 in 1860
2. Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin (1766-1841), who stole the Parthenon Marbles in 1801-1810

The characters in 埃尔金

• 埃āidust; dirt; angstrom
• 尔ěrthus; so; like that
• 金jīngold; chemical element Au; generic term for lustrous and ductile metals

Words starting with 埃尔金

• 埃尔金大理石Āi ěr jīn dà lǐ shíthe Elgin Marbles, the Parthenon marbles stolen in 1801-1810 by Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of…