一场官司一把火一場官司一把火一場官司一把火

one lawsuit, one fire

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Idiom惯用语 · Rarely used now

Meaning: In the old days, a lawsuit meant bribing officials at every level, which could burn through a family's wealth like a fire. Said of the ruinous cost of going to court.

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Simplified: 一场官司一把火
Traditional (Taiwan): 一場官司一把火
Pinyin: yìcháng guānsi yì bǎ huǒ
Bopomofo: ㄧˋ ㄔㄤˊ ㄍㄨㄢ ˙ㄙㄧˋ ㄅㄚˇ ㄏㄨㄛˇ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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