过堂

Traditional form:

過堂

Pinyin (reading):

guòtáng

Definitions:

• to appear in court for trial (old)
• (of Buddhist monks) to have a meal together in the temple hall

Characters:

• 过 - pass; to go across, to pass through
• 堂 - hall, large room; government office; cousins

Traditional characters:

• 過 - pass; to go across, to pass through
• 堂 - hall, large room; government office; cousins