三司 [－－]

Jyutping saam1 si1
Pinyin sān sī

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, collective, historical, name
    three provincial-level officers during the Ming and Qing dynasties (布政使司 (bùzhèngshǐsī), 按察使司 (àncháshǐsī) and 都指揮使司／都指挥使司 (dūzhǐhuīshǐsī))
  2. noun, collective, historical, name
    three national-level officers during the Tang dynasty (御史臺／御史台, 中書省／中书省 (Zhōngshūshěng), 門下省／门下省; or 刑部 (Xíngbù), 御史臺／御史台, 大理寺)
  3. noun, collective, historical, name
    three financial officers during the Song dynasty (鹽鐵司／盐铁司, 度支司 and 戶部司／户部司)
  4. noun, collective, historical, name
    three national-level ministers during the Han dynasty (司馬／司马 (sīmǎ), 司空 (sīkōng) and 司徒 (sītú))
  5. noun, collective, name
    three officers of Hong Kong (Chief Secretary for Administration, Financial Secretary and Secretary for Justice)
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    警察嘅升级面试由一名警司联同两个总督察进行提问，俗称「三司会审」，每年千多人应试只有三份之一成功，十分严格。
    警察嘅升級面試由一名警司聯同兩個總督察進行提問，俗稱「三司會審」，每年千多人應試只有三份之一成功，十分嚴格。
    • The promotion interview board of police department is a joint hearing by a superintendent and 2 chief inspectors, every year over thousand of policeman applied for promotion but only one third of them can pass, it is really strict.
  2. Cantonese
    响香港想攞牌照开电视台，唔止要律政司、财政司、政务司「三司会审」，仲要经行政会议同行政长官𠮶关，反政府嘅传媒想开电视台几乎系无可能。
    響香港想攞牌照開電視台，唔止要律政司、財政司、政務司「三司會審」，仲要經行政會議同行政長官嗰關，反政府嘅傳媒想開電視台幾乎係無可能。
    • To get a license for starting a TV boardcast business Hong Kong, not only have to undergo a joint hearing by the 3 highest departments of HK government, but also need to be examined by the Executive Council and the Chief Executive, an anti-government media is nearly impossible to start a TV channel.