司法 (si1 faat3 | si1 fa3) : judicial; administration of justice

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司法

si1 faat3

si1 fa3

judicial; administration of justice

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This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

司法

This word has been viewed 1974 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by tym on 8th Nov 2004 02:15 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03

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Characters in this word:

司 si1 - department; manage, control
法 faat3 - French; methods; rules

8 compounds containing this word:

司法人員 - judicial staff
司法權 - jurisdiction
司法制度 - the judicial system
司法部長 - attorney general; minister of justice
司法覆核 - judicial review
司法部 - Justice Department (of the US government)
美國司法部 - US Justice Department
Common Formations:
司法獨立 - judicial independence

3 Cantonese Homophones / Homophone Variants for this word:

絲髮 si1 faat3 = (silk) cloth 粵

師法 si1 faat3 shi1 fa3 = model oneself after (a great master); imitate; knowledge or technique handed down by one's master

施法 si1 faat3 shi1 fa3 = [v] to bewitch

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