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狄仁傑

简狄仁杰 · 繁狄仁傑

Mandarin · pinyin Dí Rén jié

Di Renjie (607-700), Tang dynasty politician, prime minister under Wu Zetian, subsequently hero of legends
master sleuth Judge Dee, aka Chinese Sherlock Holmes, in novel Three murder cases solved by Judge Dee 狄公案 Dí gōng àn translated by Dutch sinologist R.H. van Gulik 高羅珮 Gāo Luó pèi

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狄: dí · tribe from northern China; surname
仁: rén · humaneness, benevolence, kindness
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杰: jié · hero; heroic, outstanding

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2–2–2 · Di2 Ren2 jie2

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