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瑪竇福音

简玛窦福音 · 繁瑪竇福音

Mandarin · pinyin Mǎ dòu Fú yīn

Gospel according to St Matthew

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福: fú · happiness, good fortune, blessing
音: yīn · sound, tone, pitch, pronunciation; Kangxi radical 180
玛: mǎ · agate; cornelian
窦: dòu · surname; hole, burrow; corrupt

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3–4–2–1 · Ma3 dou4 Fu2 yin1

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(Catholicism) Gospel of Matthew

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