羅lo4生sang1門mun4

English

1. Rashomon, Japanese novel and movie
2. a phrase that describes a situation where witnesses contradict each other, and the truth is difficult to ascertain due to the many different versions of the story; the term originates from the short novel "In a Grove" by Akutagawa Ryunosuke, and it was adapted in the movie "Rashomon" directed by Akira Kurosawa
3. (fig.) situation where conflicting interpretations of the same event obscure the truth
4. unsolvable case

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 形容各説各話、真相不明嘅情形；起源於芥川龍之介短篇小説《藪の中》，黑澤明後來將佢改編成電影並用《羅生門》作戲名而被廣泛使用（量詞：場）

Examples

• 上演羅生門

  "Rashomon" is on show - the truth is unclear

• 今次真係羅生門喇，個個證人供詞都有出入，現場又無閉路電視去查證，咁點算呢？

  This is a "Rashomon", all witnesses are contradicting to each others, and there's no CCTV at the scene to proof them, what should we do now ?