法寶

法寶

See also: 法宝

Chinese

		law; method; way law; method; way; Buddhist teaching; Legalist; France (abbrev.)	a jewel or gem; a treasure; precious
trad. (法寶)		法	寶
simp. (法宝)		法	宝

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): fǎbǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄈㄚˇ ㄅㄠˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): faat³ bou²
• Min Nan (POJ): hoat-pó

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: fǎbǎo [Phonetic: fábǎo]
    • Zhuyin: ㄈㄚˇ ㄅㄠˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: faabao
    • IPA ^(key): /fä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: faat³ bou²
    • Yale: faat bóu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: faat⁸ bou²
    • Guangdong Romanization: fad³ bou²
    • IPA ^(key): /fäːt̚³ pou̯³⁵/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hoat-pó
    • Tâi-lô: huat-pó
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hoatpoir
    • IPA (Xiamen): /huat̚³²⁻⁴ po⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /huat̚⁵⁻²⁴ po⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /huat̚³²⁻⁵ po⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /huat̚³²⁻⁴ po⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /huat̚³²⁻⁴ pɤ⁴¹/

Noun

法寶

1. (literally) magical weapon used to slay demons and monsters
2. (religion) collection of religious items owned by a Buddhist mendicant, usually consisting of the khakkhara, the mantle and the alms bowl
3. (figuratively) method or a tool especially effective against something; bane