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證供

简证供 · 繁證供

Mandarin · pinyin zhèng gòng

(law) testimony; evidence (given by a witness)

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供: gōng · supply, provide for; offer in worship
证: zhèng · prove, confirm, verify; proof

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4–4 · zheng4 gong4

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zing3 gung1

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noun

(chiefly Hong Kong, law) evidence (especially oral evidence)

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