大律師

Chinese
 
big; great; huge
big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor
 
statute/discipline master; lawyer; attorney
statute/discipline master; lawyer; attorney; people who understand religious discipline
trad. (大律師) 大 律師
simp. (大律师) 大 律师

Etymology

From the fact that barristers work in the high court, which is referred as 大葛樓／大葛楼 in then Chinese.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

大律師

  1. (chiefly Hong Kong) barrister

Usage notes

Chiefly used in Hong Kong, as lawyers in Mainland China, Taiwan, Macau and Singapore can act as both barrister and solicitor.

References
  1. 陳宏毅, 張增平, 陳文敏, 李雪菁 (2015) chapter 1, in 香港法概論, Third edition, Hong Kong: Joint Publishing (H.K.), →ISBN, page 62
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