对簿公堂 duì bù gōng táng

DEFINITIONS

  1. public courtroom accusation (idiom)
  2. legal confrontation
  3. to take sb to court
  4. to sue

CHARACTERS

对 duì correct, right; facing, opposed
簿 bù register, account book, notebook
公 gōng fair, equitable; public; duke
堂 táng hall; government office