King David defeated the giant Goliath with a stone.
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culture
大卫 (Dàwèi) is the standard Mandarin transliteration of 'David' - 大 (dà, 'big') for the 'Da' sound and 卫 (wèi) for the 'vid'/'wi' sound. 王 (wáng) means 'king', appended as a title (compare 亚瑟王 King Arthur).
history
In Chinese Christian and biblical contexts, 大卫王 specifically refers to the Old Testament king who slew Goliath (歌利亚), wrote many of the Psalms (《诗篇》), and ruled Jerusalem (耶路撒冷).
