hear and judge legal cases; adjudicate
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to hear and judge legal cases; to adjudicate lawsuits; to try cases
literaryA classical Chinese legal term referring to the act of hearing arguments and evidence in court and rendering a judgment. Primarily used in historical, legal, or formal written contexts.
Tīng听
sòng讼
duàn断
yù狱
，
bì必
xū须
gōng公
zhèng正
wú无
sī私
。
In hearing cases and deciding prisons, one must be impartial and selfless.
Kǒng孔
zǐ子
céng曾
rèn任
Lǔ鲁
guó国
sī司
kòu寇
，
fù负
zé责
tīng听
sòng讼
。
Confucius once served as the Minister of Justice in the State of Lu, responsible for hearing legal cases.
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Zhè这
wèi位
xiàn县
lìng令
tīng听
sòng讼
duō多
nián年
，
jīng经
yàn验
fēng丰
fù富
。
This county magistrate has been hearing cases for many years and is highly experienced.