公案

gōngàn ㄍㄨㄥ ㄢˋ

    • judge's desk
    • complex legal case
    • contentious issue
    • koan (Zen Buddhism)

Character by character

Classifiers (measure words)

complex legal case

Usually

Less often

contentious issue

Usually

Less often

koan

Other words read gōngàn

gongan with other tones

  • 公安 gōngān Public Security

Words with 公案

Ending with 公案

  • 大唐狄公案 dàtángdígōngàn Three Murder Cases Solved by Judge Dee, 1949 novel by R.H. van Gulik, featuring Tang Dynasty politician Di Renjie 狄仁杰 dírénjié as master sleuth
  • 狄公案 dígōngàn Dee Gong An (or Judge Dee's) Cases, 18th century fantasy featuring Tang dynasty politician Di Renjie 狄仁杰 dírénjié as master sleuth, translated by R.H. van Gulik as Three Murder Cases Solved by Judge Dee

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