公案

gōng'àn
  1. (Zen Buddhism) koan
  2. (figurative) much discussed issue; sensational affair
  3. (law, figurative) complicated legal case
  4. (law, literary) court table (used by a judge)
  5. complicated legal case
  6. court table (used by a judge)
  7. koan
  8. much discussed issue; sensational affair

Wiktionary

Homographs

公案 gōngàn
  1. judge's desk
  2. complex legal case
  3. contentious issue
  4. koan (Zen Buddhism)

Entry Composition

1 公 gōng
  1. public
  2. collectively owned
  3. common
  4. international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar)
  5. make public
  6. fair
  7. just
  8. Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 wǔděngjuéwèi
  9. honorable (gentlemen)
  10. father-in-law
  11. male (animal)
2 案 àn
  1. (legal) case
  2. incident
  3. record
  4. file
  5. table

Containing this entry

狄公案 Dí Gōng Àn Dee Gong An (or Judge Dee's) Cases, 18th century fantasy featuring Tang dynasty politician Di Renjie 狄仁杰 Dí Rénjié as master sleuth, translated by R.H. van Gulik as Three Murder Cases Solved by Judge Dee
无头公案 wútóugōng'àn