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狄仁杰

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 translated by Dutch sinologist R.H. van Gulik 高罗佩
surname Di / generic name for northern ethnic minorities during the Qin and Han Dynasties (221 BC-220 AD)
low ranking public official (old)
  rén humane / kernel
   jié (bound form) hero / heroic / outstanding person / prominent / distinguished
   jié variant of
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