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洗冤集錄

简洗冤集录 · 繁洗冤集錄

Mandarin · pinyin Xǐ yuān Jí lù

"Collected Cases of Injustice Rectified" (1247) by Song Ci 宋慈 Sòng Cí, said to be the world's first forensic science text

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洗: xǐ · wash, rinse; clean, purify
冤: yuān · grievance, injustice, wrong
集: jí · assemble, collect together
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录: lù · copy, write down, record

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3–1–2–4 · Xi3 yuan1 Ji2 lu4

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sai2 jyun1 zaap6 luk6

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