zung1 sam2 faat3 jyun2終審法院终审法院
Jyutpingzung1 sam2 faat3 jyun2
Yalejūng sám faat yún
Definition
The Court of Final Appeal; Hong Kong's highest appellate court with ultimate adjudicative power.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the highest judicial body in Hong Kong, located in the former Supreme Court building in Central. It is often abbreviated as 終院 in news reports and formal discussions. Unlike lower courts, it only hears cases that involve points of law of great general public importance.
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The Court of Final Appeal ruled on that lawsuit today.
Do you know where the Court of Final Appeal is?
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Common phrases
Chief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
