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

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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)

See also

法國／法国 (Fǎguó)
法蘭西／法兰西 (Fǎlánxī)

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？ [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  法语之言，能无从乎？ [Classical Chinese, 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

References

“法語”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2025

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
法	語

Noun

法語

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