大唐狄公案

dà táng dí gōng àn

Three Murder Cases Solved by Judge Dee, 1949 novel by R.H. van Gulik, featuring Tang Dynasty politician Di Renjie 狄仁傑|狄仁杰[Di2 Ren2 jie2] as master sleuth

大

dà

big; large; great

唐

táng

Tang dynasty (618–907)

狄

dí

generic name for northern ethnic minorities during the Qin and Han Dynasties (221 BC-220 AD)

公

gōng

public

案

àn

(legal) case