狄 公 案

Dí Gōng Àndictionary entry

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

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

狄公案 狄公案 [Di2 Gong1 An4] /Dee Gong An (or Judge Dee's) Cases, 18th century fantasy featuring Tang dynasty politician Di Renjie 狄仁傑|狄仁杰[Di2 Ren2 jie2] as master sleuth, translated by R.H. van Gulik as Three Murder Cases Solved by Judge Dee/

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Character information

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狄
dí
low ranking public official (old)
Dí
surname Di / generic name for northern ethnic minorities during the Qin and Han Dynasties (221 BC-220 AD)
公
gōng
public / collectively owned / common / international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar) / make public / fair / just / Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wǔ děng jué wèi] / honorable (gentlemen) / father-in-law / male (animal)
案
àn
(legal) case / incident / record / file / table

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