legal pettifogger; lawsuit advisor (archaic)
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
(in imperial or old China) a legal pettifogger; a person who made a living advising litigants and drafting legal complaints
archaicThis term refers to a specific occupation in imperial China, often portrayed in literature as unscrupulous manipulators of the legal system who exploited loopholes for personal gain. The term carries a negative connotation in historical contexts.
Tā他
qǐng请
le了
yī一
wèi位
sòng讼
shī师
bāng帮
tā他
xiě写
zhuàng状
zhǐ纸
。
He hired a legal advisor to help him write the complaint.
Jiù旧
shí时
de的
sòng讼
shī师
cháng常
cháng常
lì利
yòng用
fǎ法
lǜ律
lòu漏
dòng洞
wéi为
dāng当
shì事
rén人
móu谋
lì利
。
Legal pettifoggers in the old days often exploited legal loopholes for their clients' benefit.
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Zhè这
wèi位
sòng讼
shī师
yǐ以
kǒu口
cái才
zhù著
chēng称
，
céng曾
bāng帮
bù不
shǎo少
rén人
dǎ打
yíng赢
guān官
si司
。
This legal advisor was famous for his eloquence and had helped many people win their cases.