方法

方法

Chinese

		square; quadrilateral; place square; quadrilateral; place; region; direction; side; method; way; prescription; power; upright; just	law; method; way law; method; way; Buddhist teaching; Legalist; France (abbrev.)
simp. and trad. (方法)		方	法

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): fāngfǎ

  (Zhuyin): ㄈㄤ ㄈㄚˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): fong¹ faat³
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): fông-fap
• Min Nan (POJ): hong-hoat

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: fāngfǎ → fāngfa (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Zhuyin: ㄈㄤ ㄈㄚˇ → ㄈㄤ ˙ㄈㄚ (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fang.faa
    • IPA ^(key): /fɑŋ⁵⁵ fä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ → /fɑŋ⁵⁵ fä²/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: fong¹ faat³
    • Yale: fōng faat
    • Cantonese Pinyin: fong¹ faat⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: fong¹ fad³
    • IPA ^(key): /fɔːŋ⁵⁵ fäːt̚³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: fông-fap
    • Hakka Romanization System: fong´ fab`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: fong¹ fab⁵
    • IPA: /foŋ²⁴ fap̚²/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hong-hoat
    • Tâi-lô: hong-huat
    • Phofsit Daibuun: honghoad
    • IPA (Xiamen): /hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² huat̚³²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /hɔŋ³³ huat̚⁵/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² huat̚³²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ huat̚³²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ huat̚³²/

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• Middle Chinese: /pʉɐŋ  pɨɐp̚/▼

Rime
Character	方	法
Reading #	2/2	1/1
Initial (聲)	幫 (1)	幫 (1)
Final (韻)	陽 (106)	乏 (148)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Closed
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	府良切	方乏切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/pʉɐŋ/	/pɨɐp̚/
Pan Wuyun	/pʷiɐŋ/	/piɐp̚/
Shao Rongfen	/piuɑŋ/	/piɐp̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/puaŋ/	/puap̚/
Li Rong	/piuaŋ/	/piɐp̚/
Wang Li	/pĭwaŋ/	/pĭwɐp̚/
Bernard Karlgren	/piwaŋ/	/pi̯wɐp̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	fāng	fa

Noun

方法

1. method; way; means; manner (Classifier: 個／个 m)

   訓練方法 / 训练方法  ―  xùnliàn fāngfǎ  ―  training method

   方法得當 / 方法得当  ―  fāngfǎ dédàng  ―  suitable method

   研究方法  ―  yánjiū fāngfǎ  ―  research method

   新方法也不是完美的；儘管如此，它還是比老方法好得多。 [MSC, trad.]
   新方法也不是完美的；尽管如此，它还是比老方法好得多。 [MSC, simp.]

   Xīn fāngfǎ yě bùshì wánměi de; jǐnguǎn rúcǐ, tā háishì bǐ lǎo fāngfǎ hǎo de duō. [Pinyin]

   The new method is not perfect; even so, it is much better than the old one.

   這一代的計算機改變了我們創建媒體的方法。 [MSC, trad.]
   这一代的计算机改变了我们创建媒体的方法。 [MSC, simp.]

   Zhè yīdài de jìsuànjī gǎibiàn le wǒmen chuàngjiàn méitǐ de fāngfǎ. [Pinyin]

   This generation of computers changed the way we create media.

Synonyms

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Synonyms of 方法

作法 (zuòfǎ) 做法 (zuòfǎ) 手段 (shǒuduàn) 措施 (cuòshī) 方式 (fāngshì) 法子 (fǎzi) (colloquial)

竅門／窍门 (qiàomén) 路徑／路径 (lùjìng) 辦法／办法 (bànfǎ) 途徑／途径 (tújìng) 門徑／门径 (ménjìng) 門路／门路 (ménlù)

Derived terms

方法論／方法论 (fāngfǎlùn)

科學方法／科学方法 (kēxué fāngfǎ)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
方	法
ほう Grade: 2	ほう Grade: 4
on’yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 方法 (MC pʉɐŋ pɨɐp̚).

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) ほーほー [hòóhóó] (Heiban – [0])[1][2]
  • IPA^(key): [ho̞ːho̞ː]

Noun

方法 (hiragana ほうほう, rōmaji hōhō, historical hiragana はうはふ)

1. way; method; manner

   スクリーンショットを撮影 (さつえい)する方 (ほう)法 (ほう)

   sukurīnshotto o satsuei suru hōhō

   method to take screenshots

Synonyms

• 手 (しゅ)段 (だん) (shudan)

Derived terms

• 不 (ふ)公 (こう)正 (せい)な取引方法 (とりひきほうほう) (fukōseina torihiki hōhō)
• 公理的方法 (こうりてきほうほう) (kōriteki hōhō)
• 方 (ほう)法 (ほう)特 (とっ)許 (きょ) (hōhō tokkyo)
• 方 (ほう)法 (ほう)論 (ろん) (hōhōron, “methodology”)
• 方法序説 (ほうほうじょせつ) (hōhō josetsu)
• 方法的 (ほうほうてき) (hōhōteki)
• 方法的懐疑 (ほうほうてきかいぎ) (hōhōteki kaigi)
• 明 (めい)認 (にん)方 (ほう)法 (ほう) (meinin hōhō)
• 発見的方法 (はっけんてきほうほう) (hakkenteki hōhō)
• 証 (しょう)拠 (こ)方 (ほう)法 (ほう) (shōko hōhō)

 

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

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Korean

Hanja in this term
方	法

Noun

方法 • (bangbeop) (hangeul 방법)

1. Hanja form^? of 방법 (“method”).

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Vietnamese

Hán tự in this word
方	法

Noun

方法

1. Hán tự form of phương pháp (“method”).