公堂 (gōng táng) — (historical) law court; tribunal; ancestral hall; memorial temple

Definición

Historical word meaning an official law court — chiefly seen in set phrases like 对簿公堂 ('meet in court, face each other in lawsuit'). It can also denote an ancestral/memorial hall, but the legal sense is the one learners will meet in texts.

noun
(historical) law courttribunalancestral hallmemorial temple
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Ejemplos

  • 公堂
    Zài gǔ dài, lǎo bǎi xìng dǎ guān si dōu yào shàng gōng táng.
    In ancient times, common people had to go to the court to file lawsuits.
  • 公堂
    Zhè zuò gōng táng lǐ gòng fèng zhe zǔ xiān de pái wèi.
    This ancestral hall enshrines the memorial tablets of ancestors.
  • Shuāng fāng duì bù gōng táng, zuì zhōng dá chéng le hé jiě.
    The two parties faced each other in court and eventually reached a settlement.

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