biu2 zing3表證表证

Jyutpingbiu2 zing3

Yalebíu jing

名詞

Definition

Prima facie evidence or case; also, the initial mild symptoms of an illness.

prima facie evidence; a case to answer; initial evidence presented by the prosecution
technicalsuperficial syndrome; initial mild symptoms shown at the early stage of an illness

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How it's used

Primarily used in legal contexts to refer to the evidence presented by the prosecution that is sufficient to establish a case against the defendant. If the judge rules that there is no case to answer, it means the prosecution has failed to provide enough evidence to proceed. While it can technically refer to superficial symptoms in medical contexts, that usage is far less common than the legal one.

Examples

faat3法gun1官coi4裁ding6定bei6被gou3告biu2表zing3證sing4成laap6立，jiu3要gai3繼zuk6續sam2審seon3訊。

The judge ruled there is a case to answer, so the trial must continue.

hung3控fong1方lo2攞ceot1出ge3嘅zing3證geoi3據，gau3夠m4唔gau3夠biu2表zing3證sing4成laap6立aa4呀？

Is the evidence provided by the prosecution enough to establish a prima facie case?

Common phrases

biu2表zing3證sing4成laap6立

a case to answer

biu2表zing3證m4唔sing4成laap6立

no case to answer

Common mistake

Do not confuse this with general evidence or proof. It specifically refers to the initial threshold of evidence required for a trial to proceed, not the final verdict of guilt or innocence.