吃案
Chinese
eat; eradicate; destroy eat; eradicate; destroy; receive; stammer |
(legal) case; incident; record (legal) case; incident; record; file; table | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (吃案) | 吃 | 案 | |
| simp. #(吃案) | 吃 | 案 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: chī'àn
- Zhuyin: ㄔ ㄢˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: chih-àn
- Wade–Giles: chʻih1-an4
- Yale: chr̄-àn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyann
- Palladius: чиань (čianʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ ˀän⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Verb
吃⫽案 (verb-object)
- (Taiwan, of police officers) to intentionally suppress or neglect to report a crime that has been reported by the public (often by downplaying the severity of the case or failing to follow proper reporting procedures)
References
- “吃案”, in 重編國語辭典修訂本 [Revised Mandarin Chinese Dictionary] (in Chinese), National Academy for Educational Research (Taiwan), 2021.