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吃官司

chī guān sīdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to face legal action; to get sued
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-30f610706d6f5bdc. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

吃官司 吃官司 [chi1 guan1 si1] /to face legal action; to get sued/

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Reference information

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Character information

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  • 吃
    chī

    to eat; to consume / to eat at (a cafeteria etc) / to eradicate; to destroy / to absorb / to suffer (shock, injury, defeat etc)

  • 官
    guān

    government official / governmental / official / public / organ of the body / CL:個|个[gè]

    Guān

    surname Guan

  • 司
    sī

    to take charge of / to manage / department (under a ministry)

    Sī

    surname Si

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.