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狄公案

Mandarin · pinyin Dí Gōng Àn

Dee Gong An (or Judge Dee's) Cases, 18th century fantasy featuring Tang dynasty politician Di Renjie 狄仁傑 Dí Rén jié as master sleuth, translated by R.H. van Gulik as Three Murder Cases Solved by Judge Dee

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狄: dí · tribe from northern China; surname
公: gōng · fair, equitable; public; duke
案: àn · table, bench; legal case

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2–1–4 · Di2 Gong1 An4

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dik6 gung1 on3

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