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因父之名

Mandarin · pinyin yīn Fù zhī Míng

in the Name of the Father (in Christian worship)

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因: yīn · cause, reason; by; because (of)
父: fù · father; Kangxi radical 88
之: zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
名: míng · name, rank, title, position

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1–4–1–2 · yin1 Fu4 zhi1 Ming2

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jan1 fu6 zi1 ming4

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