因 父 之 名

yīn Fù zhī Míngdictionary entry

in the Name of the Father (in Christian worship)

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Original source entry:

因父之名因父之名 [yin1 Fu4 zhi1 Ming2] /in the Name of the Father (in Christian worship)/

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Character information

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因
yīn
cause / reason / because
父
fù
(bound form) father / (bound form) male relative of father's generation (as in 伯父[bó fù]) / (computing) (bound form) parent-
之
zhī
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de]) / him / her / it
名
míng
name / noun (part of speech) / place (e.g. among winners) / famous / classifier for people

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