法語

法語

See also: 法语

Chinese

Etymology 1

		France	speech; language; dialect speech; language; dialect; tell to
trad. (法語)		法	語
simp. (法语)		法	语
anagram		語法／语法

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): fǎyǔ, fàyǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄈㄚˇ ㄩˇ, ㄈㄚˋ ㄩˇ

  (Dungan, Cyrillic): файү (fajy, I-II)

• Cantonese (Jyutping): faat³ jyu⁵
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): fap-ngî
• Min Nan (POJ): hoat-gú / hoat-gír / hoat-gí
• Wu (Wiktionary): faq nyy (T4)

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)⁺
    • Pinyin: fǎyǔ [Phonetic: fáyǔ]
    • Zhuyin: ㄈㄚˇ ㄩˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: faayeu
    • IPA ^(key): /fa̠²¹⁴⁻³⁵ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
    • 
      
  • (Standard Chinese, common variant in Taiwan)⁺
    • Pinyin: fàyǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄈㄚˋ ㄩˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fahyeu
    • IPA ^(key): /fa̠⁵¹ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  • (Dungan)
    • Cyrillic: файү (fajy, I-II)
    • IPA ^(key): /faː²⁴ ʝyː⁵¹/

    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: faat³ jyu⁵
    • Yale: faat yúh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: faat⁸ jy⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: fad³ yu⁵
    • IPA ^(key): /faːt̚³ jyː¹³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: fap-ngî
    • Hakka Romanization System: fab` ngi´
    • Hagfa Pinyim: fab⁵ ngi¹
    • IPA: /fap̚² ɲi²⁴/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hoat-gú
    • Tâi-lô: huat-gú
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hoatguo
    • IPA (Xiamen, Taipei): /huat̚³²⁻⁴ gu⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hoat-gír
    • Tâi-lô: huat-gír
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /huat̚⁵⁻²⁴ gɯ⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hoat-gí
    • Tâi-lô: huat-gí
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hoatgie
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /huat̚³²⁻⁵ gi⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /huat̚³²⁻⁴ gi⁴¹/
• Wu
  • (Shanghainese)
    • Wiktionary: faq nyy (T4)
    • IPA ^(key): /fa̱ʔ³³ n̠ʲy⁴⁴/

Noun

法語

1. French language

   法語是一個美麗的語言。 [MSC, trad.]
   法语是一个美丽的语言。 [MSC, simp.]

   Fǎyǔ shì yīge měilì de yǔyán. [Pinyin]

   French is a beautiful language.

Synonyms

• 法文 (fǎwén)
• 法國話／法国话 (fǎguóhuà)

Derived terms

中古法語／中古法语 (Zhōnggǔ fǎyǔ)

See also

• 法國／法国 (Fǎguó)
• 法蘭西／法兰西 (Fǎlánxī)

Etymology 2

		law; method; way law; method; way; Buddhist teaching; Legalist; France (abbrev.)	speech; language; dialect speech; language; dialect; tell to
trad. (法語)		法	語
simp. (法语)		法	语
anagram		語法／语法

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): fǎyǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄈㄚˇ ㄩˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): faat³ jyu⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: fǎyǔ [Phonetic: fáyǔ]
    • Zhuyin: ㄈㄚˇ ㄩˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: faayeu
    • IPA ^(key): /fa̠²¹⁴⁻³⁵ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: faat³ jyu⁵
    • Yale: faat yúh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: faat⁸ jy⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: fad³ yu⁵
    • IPA ^(key): /faːt̚³ jyː¹³/

Noun

法語

1. (literary) speech in accordance with etiquette

   • 法語之言，能無從乎？ [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     法语之言，能无从乎？ [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Analects of Confucius, circa 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

     Fǎyǔ zhī yán, néng wú cóng hū? [Pinyin]

     Can men refuse to assent to the words of strict admonition?

2. (Buddhism) words about Buddhist doctrine