confrontation of the three parties in court
The Chinese idiom, Pinyin is s à NT ó UDU à n, which means that the two parties concerned confront each other in the presence of witnesses or middlemen to tell the truth. It's from chapter 28 of Guo Baochang's Da Zhai men.
The origin of Idioms
Chapter 117 of Shi Yukun's Xiao Wu Yi in Qing Dynasty: "people are here today. Let's talk about the case in three directions."
Idiom usage
To confront a case on the spot
Example:
1. Chapter 28 of Guo Baochang's Da Zhai men: "the scene of the three brothers of Bai's" three heads against each other "is very solemn. They supervise the scene, sing and record clearly, and check the account books."
2. We have to find out this matter once, and have nothing to do with it ever since.
Analysis of Idioms
Synonym: the case of three Cao
confrontation of the three parties in court
discuss literature over cups of wine - zūn jiǔ lùn wén
let those who can serve as teachers - néng zhě wéi shī
high buildings rise from the level ground -- start from scratch - píng dì lóu tái
Everyone sweeps the snow in front of the door - gè rén zì sǎo mén qián xuě
The tiger flies on its head - lǎo hǔ tóu shàng pū cāng yíng
it is unlucky to be born at such a time - shēng bù féng chén