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

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

to uphold the constitution/law
to protect and maintain the Buddha

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)

defense of the constitution/law
defense of Buddhist doctrines
religious power to dispel demons and diseases

Korean

Hanja in this term
護	法

Noun

護法 • (hobeop) (hangeul 호법)

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

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