法庭之友

Chinese

		court; court of law; tribunal court; court of law; tribunal; courtroom	's; him/her/it; this	friend
simp. and trad. (法庭之友)		法庭	之	友

Etymology

Calque of Latin amicus curiae.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): fǎtíng zhī yǒu

  (Zhuyin): ㄈㄚˇ ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄓ ㄧㄡˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): faat³ ting⁴ zi¹ jau⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: fǎtíng zhī yǒu
    • Zhuyin: ㄈㄚˇ ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄓ ㄧㄡˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: fǎtíng jhih yǒu
    • Wade–Giles: fa³-tʻing² chih¹ yu³
    • Yale: fǎ-tíng jr̄ yǒu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: faatyng jy yeou
    • Palladius: фатин чжи ю (fatin čži ju)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fä²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰiŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: faat³ ting⁴ zi¹ jau⁵
    • Yale: faat tìhng jī yáuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: faat⁸ ting⁴ dzi¹ jau⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: fad³ ting⁴ ji¹ yeo⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /faːt̚³ tʰɪŋ²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ jɐu̯¹³/

Noun

法庭之友

1. (law) amicus curiae