守法

Chinese

		to guard	law
simp. and trad. (守法)		守	法

Etymology

Short for 遵守法律 (zūnshǒu fǎlǜ, “to abide by law”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shǒufǎ

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄡˇ ㄈㄚˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sau² faat³
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sú-fap
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): siú-hoat

  (Teochew, Peng'im): siu² huag⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shǒufǎ [Phonetic: shóufǎ]
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄡˇ ㄈㄚˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shǒufǎ
    • Wade–Giles: shou³-fa³
    • Yale: shǒu-fǎ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shooufaa
    • Palladius: шоуфа (šoufa)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ fä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: sau² faat³
    • Yale: sáu faat
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sau² faat⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: seo² fad³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐu̯³⁵ faːt̚³/
    • Homophones:

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• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sú-fap
    • Hakka Romanization System: su` fab`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: su³ fab⁵
    • Sinological IPA: /su³¹ fap̚²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siú-hoat
    • Tâi-lô: siú-huat
    • Phofsit Daibuun: siw'hoad
    • IPA (Xiamen): /siu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ huat̚³²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /siu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ huat̚⁵/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /siu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ huat̚³²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /siu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ huat̚³²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /siu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ huat̚³²/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: siu² huag⁴
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: siú huak
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siu⁵²⁻³⁵ huak̚²/

Verb

守法

1. to abide by the law; to be law-abiding

   守法公民  ―  shǒufǎ gōngmín  ―  law-abiding citizen

Synonyms

• 遵法 (zūnfǎ)

Derived terms

• 奉公守法 (fènggōngshǒufǎ)
• 遵紀守法／遵纪守法 (zūnjìshǒufǎ)