confrontation of the three parties in court(sān tóu duì àn)

confrontation of the three parties in court

The Chinese idiom, Pinyin is s à NT ó UDU à n, which means that the two parties concerned confront each other in the presence of witnesses or middlemen to tell the truth. It's from chapter 28 of Guo Baochang's Da Zhai men.

The origin of Idioms

Chapter 117 of Shi Yukun's Xiao Wu Yi in Qing Dynasty: "people are here today. Let's talk about the case in three directions."

Idiom usage

To confront a case on the spot

Example:

1. Chapter 28 of Guo Baochang's Da Zhai men: "the scene of the three brothers of Bai's" three heads against each other "is very solemn. They supervise the scene, sing and record clearly, and check the account books."

2. We have to find out this matter once, and have nothing to do with it ever since.

Analysis of Idioms

Synonym: the case of three Cao

Chinese PinYin : sān tóu duì àn