粵

公gung1元jyun4前cin4

gung1 jyun4 cin4gōng yuán qián

English

  1. BCE (before the Common Era)
  2. BC (before Christ)
  3. Before the Common Era (BCE); Before Christ (BC); referring to the years before 1 AD in the Gregorian calendar

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 公元之前嘅年份

Examples

  • 喺公元前508年成為雅典領袖嘅克里希尼,為咗防止暴君嘅出現,制定咗一個流放制度。

    Tatoeba CC BY

  • 凯尔特人在公元前600年首先到来。

    First came the Celts in 600 B.C.

    Tatoeba · mendel CC BY

  • 公元前七千年那段时间发生了很多重要的历史事件。

    Many important historical events took place 7000 years B.C.

    Tatoeba · GlossaMatik CC BY

  • 道教是用老子的教导创立的,他是公元前六零四年在现代的河南省出生的圣贤。

    Taoism was founded on the teachings of Laozi, a sage born in 604 B.C. in present-day Henan Province.

    Tatoeba · eastasiastudent CC BY

  • 公元前221年,秦始皇滅六國。

    In 221 BCE, the First Emperor of Qin completed the conquest of the other six major states.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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