法衣

Chinese

		law; method; way law; method; way; Buddhist teaching; Legalist; France (abbrev.)	gown; clothes; to dress gown; clothes; to dress; to wear
simp. and trad. (法衣)		法	衣

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): fǎyī

(Zhuyin): ㄈㄚˇ ㄧ
Cantonese (Jyutping): faat³ ji¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: fǎyī
  - Zhuyin: ㄈㄚˇ ㄧ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: fǎyi
  - Wade–Giles: fa³-i¹
  - Yale: fǎ-yī
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: faai
  - Palladius: фаи (fai)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fä²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    法衣
    法醫 / 法医
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: faat³ ji¹
  - Yale: faat yī
  - Cantonese Pinyin: faat⁸ ji¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: fad³ yi¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /faːt̚³ jiː⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    法衣
    法醫 / 法医

Noun

法衣

(Buddhism) Buddhist priest's robe
(Taoism) ceremonial garment of a Taoist priest
robe of a judge or judicial officer

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (法衣):

→ Japanese: 法衣(ほうい) (hōi); 法衣(ほうえ) (hōe)
→ Korean: 법의(法衣) (beobui)

Further reading

Ding, Fubao (丁福保) (1922), “法衣” in 佛學大辭典 [A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms].

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
法	衣
ほう Grade: 4	え Grade: 4
on'yomi	goon

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ほーえ [hóꜜòè] (Atamadaka – [1])
IPA^(key): [ho̞ːe̞]

Noun

法(ほう)衣(え) • (hōe)

(Buddhism) clerical robe

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
法	衣
ほう Grade: 4	い Grade: 4
on'yomi	kan'on

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ほーい [hóꜜòì] (Atamadaka – [1])
IPA^(key): [ho̞ːi]

Noun

法(ほう)衣(い) • (hōi)

(Buddhism) clerical robe