裁判官

Mandarin · pinyin cái pàn guān

Meanings

  1. judge
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裁
cái · cut out; decrease
判
pàn · judge; discriminate; conclude
官
guān · official, public servant
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2–4–1 · cai2 pan4 guan1

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coi4 pun3 gun1

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noun

  1. umpire; referee; judge
  2. (Hong Kong, law) magistrate

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