gōng ān 
		(Ministry of) Public Security
public safety
public security
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			gōng àn 
		judge's desk
complex legal case
contentious issue
koan (Zen Buddhism)
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Gōng ān xiàn 
		Gong'an county in Jingzhou 荊州|荆州[Jing1 zhou1], Hubei
		 
		
		
														
		
		
					
				
		
			Dí gōng àn 
		Dee Gong An or Judge Dee's cases, 18th century fantasy featuring Tang dynasty politician Di Renjie 狄仁傑|狄仁杰[Dí Rén jié] as master sleuth, translated by R.H. van Gulik as Three murder cases solved by Judge Dee (lit. the Di Renji case)
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Huáng Shí gōng Sān Lüè 
		”Three Strategies of Huang Shigong”, also known as Taigong Bing Fa 太公兵法[Tài gōng Bīng Fǎ], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wǔ jīng Qī Shū], variously attributed to Jiang Ziya 薑子牙|姜子牙[Jiāng Zǐ yá], Huang Shigong 黃石公|黄石公[Huáng Shí gōng] or an anonymous author
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			jī gǔ míng jīn 
		to beat the drum and sound the gong (idiom); fig. to order an advance or retreat
to egg people on or to call them back
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			léi gǔ míng jīn 
		to beat the drum and sound the gong (idiom); fig. to order an advance or retreat
to egg people on or to call them back
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Dí Gōng Àn 
		Dee Gong An (or Judge Dee's) Cases, 18th century fantasy featuring Tang dynasty politician Di Renjie 狄仁傑|狄仁杰[Di2 Ren2 jie2] as master sleuth, translated by R.H. van Gulik as Three Murder Cases Solved by Judge Dee