護法

護法

See also: 护法

Chinese

		protect	law; method; way law; method; way; Buddhist teaching; Legalist; France (abbrev.)
trad. (護法)		護	法
simp. (护法)		护	法

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): hùfǎ

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨˋ ㄈㄚˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): wu⁶ faat³
• Min Nan (POJ): hō͘-hoat

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: hùfǎ
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄨˋ ㄈㄚˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: huhfaa
    • IPA ^(key): /xu⁵¹ fä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: wu⁶ faat³
    • Yale: wuh faat
    • Cantonese Pinyin: wu⁶ faat⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: wu⁶ fad³
    • IPA ^(key): /wuː²² fäːt̚³/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hō͘-hoat
    • Tâi-lô: hōo-huat
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hoxhoad
    • IPA (Xiamen): /hɔ²²⁻²¹ huat̚³²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /hɔ⁴¹⁻²² huat̚⁵/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /hɔ²²⁻²¹ huat̚³²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /hɔ³³⁻¹¹ huat̚³²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /hɔ³³⁻²¹ huat̚³²/

Verb

護法

1. to uphold the constitution/law
2. to protect and maintain the Buddha

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
護	法
ご Grade: 5	ほう Grade: 4
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • IPA^(key): [ɡo̞ho̞ː]

Noun

護法 (hiragana ごほう, rōmaji gohō)

1. defense of the constitution/law
2. defense of Buddhist doctrines
3. religious power to dispel demons and diseases

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Korean

Hanja in this term
護	法

Noun

護法 • (hobeop) (hangeul 호법)

1. Hanja form^? of 호법 (“the defense of the constitution, the defense of a religion, doctrines”).