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gōng àn

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Definitions

  1. 1. judge's desk
  2. 2. complex legal case
  3. 3. contentious issue
  4. 4. koan (Zen Buddhism)

Words Containing 公案

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[dí rén jié] as master sleuth

狄公案
dí gōng àn

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

Child Words of 公案

公
gōng

public

案
àn

(legal) case

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