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吉迪恩

Mandarin · pinyin Jí dí ēn

Gideon (name, from Judges 6:11 onward)
also written 基甸

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吉: jí · lucky, propitious, good
迪: dí · enlighten, advance; progress
恩: ēn · kindness, mercy, charity

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2–2–1 · Ji2 di2 en1

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