吃官司 (chī guān sī) — (colloquial) to be sued, to be involved in a lawsuit
Definition
A colloquial idiom meaning 'to be sued / get tangled up in a lawsuit.' The verb 吃 is used figuratively here (literally 'eat') — this is spoken, informal register, not legal writing.
verb
(colloquial) to be suedto be involved in a lawsuit
Beispiele
- 吃官司。Tā yīn wèi qiàn zhài chī guān sī le.He got sued because of debt.
- ，。Tā chī guò yí cì guān si, suǒ yǐ xiàn zài hěn xiǎo xīn.He has been sued once, so now he is very careful.
- 。Tā yīn wèi zhè jiàn shì chī le yì chǎng guān si.He got involved in a lawsuit over this matter.
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