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

Etymology

Calque of Sanskrit धर्म पाल (dharmapāla).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): hùfǎ

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄨˋ ㄈㄚˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wu⁶ faat³
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): hou⁵ hah⁶
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hō͘-hoat

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: hùfǎ
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨˋ ㄈㄚˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: hùfǎ
  - Wade–Giles: hu⁴-fa³
  - Yale: hù-fǎ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: huhfaa
  - Palladius: хуфа (xufa)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu⁵¹ fä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: wu⁶ faat³
  - Yale: wuh faat
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wu⁶ faat⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: wu⁶ fad³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /wuː²² faːt̚³/
Puxian Min
- (Putian)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: hou⁵ hah⁶ [Phonetic: hou⁴ hah⁶]
  - Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: hō-hah
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔu¹¹⁻⁴² haʔ²¹/
- (Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: hou⁵ hah⁶ [Phonetic: hou⁴ hah⁶]
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔu²¹⁻⁴² haʔ²/
Southern Min
- (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 Buddhist doctrine

Noun

護法

(Buddhism) dharmapala

Japanese

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ごほー [gòhóó] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [ɡo̞ho̞ː]

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
護	法
ご Grade: 5	ほう Grade: 4
goon

Noun

護(ご)法(ほう) • (gohō) ^{←ごほふ (gofofu)^?}

(Buddhism) defense of Buddhist doctrines
(Buddhism) religious power to dispel demons and diseases

Derived terms

護(ご)法(ほう)神(じん) (gohōjin)
護(ご)法(ほう)善(ぜん)神(じん) (gohō zenjin)
護(ご)法(ほう)天(てん)童(どう) (gohō tendō)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
護	法
ご Grade: 5	ほう Grade: 4
goon	kan'on

Noun

護(ご)法(ほう) • (gohō) ^{←ごはふ (gofafu)^?}

defense of the constitution/law

References

^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
護	法

Noun

護法

chữ Hán form of hộ pháp (“dharmapala”)