法師

See also: 法师

Chinese

	law; method; way law; method; way; Buddhist teaching; Legalist; France (abbrev.)	a division (milit.); teacher; master a division (milit.); teacher; master; expert; model
trad. (法師)	法	師
simp. (法师)	法	师
anagram	師法／师法

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): fǎshī

(Zhuyin): ㄈㄚˇ ㄕ
Cantonese (Jyutping): faat³ si¹
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): fap-sṳ̂

(Hailu, HRS): fab sii^ˋ
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): hah⁶ so¹
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hoat-su / hoat-sir

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: fǎshī
  - Zhuyin: ㄈㄚˇ ㄕ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: fǎshih
  - Wade–Giles: fa³-shih¹
  - Yale: fǎ-shr̄
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: faashy
  - Palladius: фаши (faši)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
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Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: faat³ si¹
  - Yale: faat sī
  - Cantonese Pinyin: faat⁸ si¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: fad³ xi¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /faːt̚³ siː⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: fap-sṳ̂
  - Hakka Romanization System: fab^ˋ sii^ˊ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: fab⁵ si¹
  - Sinological IPA: /fap̚² sɨ²⁴/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: fab sii^ˋ
  - Sinological IPA: /fap⁵⁻² sɨ⁵³/
Puxian Min
- (Putian)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: hah⁶ so¹ [Phonetic: hah⁷ so¹]
  - Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: hah-seo
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /haʔ²¹⁻⁴⁵ ɬo⁵³³/
- (Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: hah⁶ so¹ [Phonetic: hah⁷ so¹]
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /haʔ²⁻⁴ ɬo⁵⁴⁴/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hoat-su
  - Tâi-lô: huat-su
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hoatsw
  - IPA (Xiamen, Taipei, Kaohsiung): /huat̚³²⁻⁴ su⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /huat̚³²⁻⁵ su⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hoat-sir
  - Tâi-lô: huat-sir
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /huat̚⁵⁻²⁴ sɯ³³/

Noun

法師

(Buddhism) one who has mastered the sutras
(honorific, usually as a title) Buddhist monastic
(fantasy) wizard; mage

Derived terms

三藏法師 / 三藏法师 (Sānzàngfǎshī)
三藏法師傳 / 三藏法师传
大法師 / 大法师
婆藪槃豆法師傳 / 婆薮槃豆法师传

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (法師):

→ Japanese: 法(ほう)師(し) (hōshi)
→ Korean: 법사(法師) (beopsa)
→ Vietnamese: pháp sư (法師)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
法	師
ほっ Grade: 4	し Grade: 5
on'yomi

Kanji in this term
法	師
ほう Grade: 4	し Grade: 5
on'yomi

Etymology

Old Japanese 法師 (popusi), Middle Chinese 法師 (literally “master of the law/dharma”)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ほーし [hóꜜòshì] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [ho̞ːɕi]

Noun

法(ほう)師(し) • (hōshi) ^{←ほふし (fofusi)^?}
法(ほっ)師(し) • (hosshi)

a Buddhist priest or monk, a bonze

Synonyms

坊(ぼう)主(ず) (bōzu)
凡(ぼん)僧(そう) (bonsō), 凡(ぼん)僧(ぞう) (bonzō): an ordinary, lowly monk

Coordinate terms

尼(あま) (ama): a nun

Derived terms

尼(あま)法(ほう)師(し) (amahōshi)
荒(あら)法(ほう)師(し) (arahōshi)
一(いっ)寸(すん)法(ぼう)師(し) (Issun-bōshi)
似(え)非(せ)法(ほう)師(し) (esehōshi)
影(かげ)法(ぼう)師(し) (kagebōshi): silhouette, shadow
くつくつ法(ぼう)師(し) (kutsukutsu-bōshi)
蔵(くら)法(ぼう)師(し) (kurabōshi)
五(ご)種(しゅ)法(ほう)師(し) (goshu hōshi)
乞(こつ)食(じき)法(ほう)師(し) (kotsujiki hōshi)
侍(さむらい)法(ほう)師(し) (samurai hōshi)
猿(さる)楽(がく)法(ほう)師(し) (sarugaku hōshi)
三(さん)蔵(ぞう)法(ほう)師(し) (sanzō hōshi)
桟(さん)俵(だら)法(ぼう)師(し) (sandarabōshi)
三(さん)人(にん)法(ほう)師(し) (sannin hōshi)
承(じょう)仕(じ)法(ほう)師(し) (jōji hōshi)
図(ず)法(ぼう)師(し) (zubōshi)
僧(そう)法(ほう)師(し) (sōhōshi)
大(だい)太(だら)法(ぼっ)師(ち) (Daidara-botchi)
俵(たわら)法(ぼう)師(し) (tawarabōshi)
中(ちゅう)間(げん)法(ほう)師(し) (chūgen hōshi)
つくつく法(ぼう)師(し) (tsukutsuku-bōshi)
寺(てら)法(ほう)師(し) (terahōshi)
田(でん)楽(がく)法(ほう)師(し) (dengaku hōshi)
奈(な)良(ら)法(ほう)師(し) (nara hōshi)
根(ね)来(ごろ)法(ほう)師(し) (negoro hōshi)
比(ひ)叡(え)法(ほう)師(し) (hie hōshi)
独(ひと)りぼっち (hitori-botchi)
琵(び)琶(わ)法(ほう)師(し) (biwa hōshi)
法(ほう)師(し)歌(うた) (hōshiuta)
法(ほう)師(し)が母(はは) (hōshi ga haha)
法(ほう)師(し)蝉(ぜみ) (hōshizemi)
法(ほう)師(し)名(な) (hōshina)
法(ほう)師(し)為(な)り (hōshinari), 法(ほう)師(し)成(な)り (hōshinari)
法(ほう)師(し)の櫛(くしだ)貯(くわ)え (hōshi no kushidakuwae)
法(ほう)師(し)勝(まさ)り (hōshimasari)
法師武者(ほうしむしゃ) (hōshimusha)
盲(めくら)法(ほう)師(し) (mekurahōshi)
文(もん)字(じ)の法(ほう)師(し) (monji no hōshi)
痩(や)せ法(ほう)師(し) (yasehōshi)
山(やま)法(ほう)師(し) (yamahōshi), 山(やま)法(ぼう)師(し) (yamabōshi)
吉(よ)野(しの)法(ほう)師(し) (yoshinohōshi)
弱(よろ)法(ぼう)師(し) (yorobōshi), 弱(よろ)法(ぼ)師(し) (yoroboshi)
我(わ)法(ほう)師(し) (wahōshi), 和(わ)法(ほう)師(し) (wahōshi)

Derived terms

魔(ま)法(ほう)師(し) (mahōshi): an evil priest or monk; (or a master or specialist of magic; a sorcerer)

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
法	師

Noun

法師 • (beopsa) (hangeul 법사)

hanja form^? of 법사 (“Buddhist monk; Korean priest”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
法	師

Noun

法師

chữ Hán form of pháp sư (“Buddhist monk; wizard”)

[DJR-1] Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[NHK-2] NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

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