# 告狀
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): gàozhuàng
       (Zhuyin): ㄍㄠˋ ㄓㄨㄤˋ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): gao$^4$ zuang$^4$
* Cantonese (Jyutping): gou$^3$ zong$^{6-2}$ / gou$^3$ zong$^6$
* Gan (Wiktionary): gau$^4$ cong$^5$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ko-chhong
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): kò-chn̄g / kò-chōng
    (Teochew, Peng'im): go$^3$ zeng$^7$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^5$kau $^6$zaon
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: gàozhuàng
*** Zhuyin: ㄍㄠˋ ㄓㄨㄤˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: gàojhuàng
*** Wade–Giles: kao$^4$-chuang$^4$
*** Yale: gàu-jwàng
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gawjuanq
*** Palladius: гаочжуан (gaočžuan)
*** Sinological IPA : /kɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵¹/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: gao$^4$ zuang$^4$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: gaozuong
*** Sinological IPA : /kau²¹³ t͡suaŋ²¹³/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: gou$^3$ zong$^{6-2}$ / gou$^3$ zong$^6$
*** Yale: gou jóng / gou johng
*** Cantonese Pinyin: gou$^3$ dzong$^{6-2}$ / gou$^3$ dzong$^6$
*** Guangdong Romanization: gou$^3$ zong$^{6-2}$ / gou$^3$ zong$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /kou̯³³ t͡sɔːŋ²²⁻³⁵/, /kou̯³³ t͡sɔːŋ²²/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: gau$^4$ cong$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /kau³⁵ t͡sʰɔŋ¹¹/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ko-chhong
*** Hakka Romanization System: go cong
*** Hagfa Pinyim: go$^4$ cong$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /ko⁵⁵ t͡sʰoŋ⁵⁵/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kò-chn̄g
*** Tâi-lô: kò-tsn̄g
*** Phofsit Daibuun: koirzng
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /ko⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sŋ̍⁴¹/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /ko²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sŋ̍²²/
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kò-chōng
*** Tâi-lô: kò-tsōng
*** Phofsit Daibuun: koirzong
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /ko²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sɔŋ²²/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: go$^3$ zeng$^7$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kò tsṳ̄ng
*** Sinological IPA : /ko²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sɯŋ¹¹/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^5$kau $^6$zaon
*** MiniDict: kau$^去$ zaon$^去$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^2$kau $^3$zaan
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /kɔ⁴⁴ zɑ̃²³/

### Verb

告⫽狀 (verb-object)
* to complain to one's parents or superiors
    同老師告狀／同老师告状 [Cantonese] ― tung$^4$ lou$^5$ si$^1$ gou$^3$ zong$^{6-2}$ [Jyutping] ― to tell the teacher
* to file a lawsuit; to sue

#### Synonyms

* (to file a lawsuit):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 打官司 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 打官司 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 打官司 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chengde | 打官司 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 打官司 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 打官司 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Heihe | 打官司 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Qiqihar | 打官司 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 打官司 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jiamusi | 打官司 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Baicheng | 打官司 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Changchun | 打官司 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tonghua | 打官司 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 打官司 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jinzhou | 打官司 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 打官司 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 打官司 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 打官司 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 打官司 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 打官司 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 打官司 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Lijin | 打官司 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 打官司 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dalian | 打官司 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dandong | 打官司 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai | 打官司 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 打官司 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 打官司 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Zhucheng | 打官司 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 打官司 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lingbao | 打官司 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Jining | 打官司 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 打官司 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Linfen | 打官司 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Shangqiu | 打官司 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yuanyang | 打官司 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 打官司 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xinyang | 打官司 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baihe | 打官司 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 打官司 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baoji | 打官司 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Tianshui | 打官司 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 打官司 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 打官司 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Fuyang | 打官司 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 打官司 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 打官司 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Dunhuang | 打官司 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Hami | 打官司 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 打官司 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 打官司 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanchong | 打官司 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dazhou | 打官司 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanyuan | 打官司 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xichang | 打官司 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zigong | 打官司 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 打官司 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 打官司 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yichang | 打官司 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangyang | 打官司 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianmen | 打官司 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 打官司 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zunyi | 打官司 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Bijie | 打官司 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liping | 打官司 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zhaotong | 打官司 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dali | 打官司 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 打官司 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mengzi | 打官司 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 打官司 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Pingle | 打官司 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 打官司 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Luzhai | 打官司 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanning (Fujian) | 打官司 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanning (Wuming) | 打官司 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Binyang (Nanjie) | 打官司 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hechi (Yizhou) | 打官司 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Luocheng (Dongmen) | 打官司 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianlin (Langping) | 打官司 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Jishou | 打官司 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Changde | 打官司 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangtan (Jiangnan Industries Group koine) | 打官司 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanzhong | 打官司 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 打官司 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 打官司 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianyungang | 打官司 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianshui | 打官司 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 打官司 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Anqing | 打官司 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Wuhu | 打官司 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 打官司 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hong'an | 打官司 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 打官司 |
| Cantonese | Taishan (Guanghai) | 打官司 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 打官府, 打官司 |
| Cantonese | Baise | 打官司 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 告狀 |
| Cantonese | Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 告狀, 打官司 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 打官司 |
| Cantonese | Móng Cái | 告狀, 打官司 |
| Cantonese | Mandalay (Taishan) | 打官司 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 打官司 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 打官司 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 打官事 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 打官司 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 打官司 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 打官司 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 打官司 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 打官司 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 打官司 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 打官司 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 打官司 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 打官司 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 打官司 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 打官司 |
| Jin | Yangyuan | 打官司 |
| Jin | Datong | 打官司 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 打官司 |
| Jin | Lüliang (Lishi) | 打官司 |
| Jin | Changzhi | 打官司 |
| Jin | Linhe | 打官司 |
| Jin | Jining | 打官司 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 打官司 |
| Jin | Erenhot | 打官司 |
| Jin | Pingshan | 打官司 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 打官司 |
| Jin | Handan | 打官司 |
| Jin | Linzhou | 打官司 |
| Jin | Suide | 打官司 |
| Jiuxing Yumin | Lanxi | 打官司 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 拍官司 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 拍官司 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 拍官司 |
| Southern Min | Guilin (Biyange) | 拍官司 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 拍官司 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 拍官司 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 拍官司 |
| Southern Min | Pontianak (Teochew) | 拍官司 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 拍官許 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 拍官司 |
| Central Min | Nanping (Wangtai, Yanping) | 𢫦官司 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 拍官府 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 打官司 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Dongbianzhou) | 打官司 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 打官司, 會官司 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 打官司 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 打官司, 會官司 |
| Wu | Danyang | 打官司 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 打官司 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 打官司 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 打官司 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 打官司 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 打官司 |
* 告
* 告訴／告诉 (gàosù)
* 打官司
* 指控 (zhǐkòng)
* 控告 (kònggào)
* 控訴／控诉 (kòngsù)
* 檢控／检控 (jiǎnkòng) (chiefly Hong Kong)
* 爭訟／争讼 (zhēngsòng) (to litigate to resolve a dispute)
* 訴訟／诉讼 (sùsòng)
* 訴追／诉追 (sùzhuī)
* 起訴／起诉 (qǐsù)
* 追訴／追诉 (zhuīsù)

#### Derived terms

* 惡人先告狀／恶人先告状 (èrén xiān gàozhuàng)

#### See also

* 投訴／投诉 (tóusù)