公元前
gung1 jyun4 cin4gōng yuán qián
English
- BCE (before the Common Era)
- BC (before Christ)
- Before the Common Era (BCE); Before Christ (BC); referring to the years before 1 AD in the Gregorian calendar
粵語 — Cantonese
- 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。
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凯尔特人在公元前600年首先到来。
First came the Celts in 600 B.C.
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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.
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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.
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