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 and Wiktionary): файү (fayü, I-II)
Cantonese (Jyutping): faat³ jyu⁵
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): fap-ngî
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hoat-gú / hoat-gír / hoat-gí
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁷faq-gniu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: fǎyǔ [Phonetic: fáyǔ]
  - Zhuyin: ㄈㄚˇ ㄩˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: fǎyǔ
  - Wade–Giles: fa³-yü³
  - Yale: fǎ-yǔ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: faayeu
  - Palladius: фаюй (fajuj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, common variant in Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: fàyǔ
  - Zhuyin: ㄈㄚˋ ㄩˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: fàyǔ
  - Wade–Giles: fa⁴-yü³
  - Yale: fà-yǔ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fahyeu
  - Palladius: фаюй (fajuj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fä⁵¹ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: файү (fayü, I-II)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fa²⁴ y⁵¹/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: faat³ jyu⁵
  - Yale: faat yúh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: faat⁸ jy⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: fad³ yu⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /faːt̚³ jyː¹³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: fap-ngî
  - Hakka Romanization System: fab^ˋ ngi^ˊ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: fab⁵ ngi¹
  - Sinological IPA: /fap̚² ŋi²⁴/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hoat-gú
  - Tâi-lô: huat-gú
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hoatguo
  - IPA (Xiamen, Taipei): /huat̚³²⁻⁴ ɡu⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hoat-gír
  - Tâi-lô: huat-gír
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /huat̚⁵⁻²⁴ ɡɯ⁵⁵⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hoat-gí
  - Tâi-lô: huat-gí
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hoatgie
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /huat̚³²⁻⁵ ɡi⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /huat̚³²⁻⁴ ɡi⁴¹/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁷faq-gniu
  - MiniDict: fah^入 nyu
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁴faq-nyy
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /faʔ³³ n̠ʲy⁴⁴/

Noun

法語

French language
法語是一門美麗的語言。 [MSC, trad.]
法语是一门美丽的语言。 [MSC, simp.]
Fǎyǔ shì yīmén 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)
古法語 / 古法语 (Gǔfǎyǔ)

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

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: fǎyǔ [Phonetic: fáyǔ]
  - Zhuyin: ㄈㄚˇ ㄩˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: fǎyǔ
  - Wade–Giles: fa³-yü³
  - Yale: fǎ-yǔ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: faayeu
  - Palladius: фаюй (fajuj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: faat³ jyu⁵
  - Yale: faat yúh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: faat⁸ jy⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: fad³ yu⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /faːt̚³ jyː¹³/

Noun

法語

(literary) speech in accordance with etiquette
- 法語之言，能無從乎？ [Traditional Chinese poetry, trad.]
  法语之言，能无从乎？ [Traditional Chinese poetry, simp.]
  From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 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?
(Buddhism) words about Buddhist doctrine

Japanese

Kanji in this term
法	語
ほう Grade: 4	ご Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ほーご [hòógó] (Heiban – [0])
IPA^(key): [ho̞ːɡo̞]

Noun

法(ほう)語(ご) • (hōgo)

(Buddhism) a sermon

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
法	語

Noun

法語

chữ Hán form of Pháp ngữ (“(dated) French language”)