本初子午线 in English ben3 chu1 zi3 wu3 xian4 Meaning

Meanings

• the first meridian
• the prime meridian

Pinyin

ben3 chu1 zi3 wu3 xian4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

本ben3root 初chu1at first 子zi5son 午wu37th earthly branch: 11 a.m.-1 p.m., noon, 5th solar month (6th June-6th July), year of the Horse 线xian4variant of 線|线[xian4]