公案
Chinese
just; honourable; public just; honourable; public; common; fair; duke; mister |
(legal) case; incident; record (legal) case; incident; record; file; table | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (公案) | 公 | 案 | |
| simp. #(公案) | 公 | 案 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): gung1 on3
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kong-àn
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 1kon-oe
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: gōng'àn
- Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄥ ㄢˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: gong-àn
- Wade–Giles: kung1-an4
- Yale: gūng-àn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gongann
- Palladius: гунъань (gunʺanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʊŋ⁵⁵ ˀän⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gung1 on3
- Yale: gūng on
- Cantonese Pinyin: gung1 on3
- Guangdong Romanization: gung1 on3
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʊŋ⁵⁵ ɔːn³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kong-àn
- Tâi-lô: kong-àn
- Phofsit Daibuun: kong'axn
- IPA (Xiamen): /kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² an²¹/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /kɔŋ³³ an⁴¹/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² an²¹/
- IPA (Taipei): /kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ an¹¹/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ an²¹/
- (Hokkien)
- Wu
- Middle Chinese: kuwng 'anH
Noun
公案
- (law, literary) court table (used by a judge)
- (law, figurative) complicated legal case
- (figurative) much discussed issue; sensational affair
- (Zen Buddhism) koan
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 公 | 案 |
| こう Grade: 2 |
あん Grade: 4 |
| on'yomi | |
Etymology
公 (public) 案 (record). A public record serves as a metaphor for principles of reality beyond the private opinion of one person, relating to the actioning of Ming (命)Heavens mandate, decree or command by an official that has authority.
Noun
公案 • (kōan)
Descendants
Korean
| Hanja in this term | |
|---|---|
| 公 | 案 |
Noun
公案 • (gong'an) (hangeul 공안)
Vietnamese
| chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
|---|---|
| 公 | 案 |
Noun
公案