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提摩太前書

简提摩太前书 · 繁提摩太前書

Mandarin · pinyin Tí mó tài qián shū

First epistle of St Paul to Timothy

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提: tí · hold in hand; lift in hand
摩: mó · rub, scour, grind; friction
太: tài · very, too, much; big; extreme
前: qián · in front, forward; preceding
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书: shū · book, letter, document; writings

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2–2–4–2–1 · Ti2 mo2 tai4 qian2 shu1

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tai4 mo1 taai3 cin4 syu1

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(Protestantism) 1 Timothy

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