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

  (Hailu, HRS): fab ngi^ˋ

• Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): hah⁶ gy³
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hoat-gú / hoat-gír / hoat-gí
• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁷faq-gniu

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• 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/
  • (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
    • Hakka Romanization System: fab ngi^ˋ
    • Sinological IPA: /fap⁵⁻² ŋi⁵³/
• Puxian Min
  • (Putian)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: hah⁶ gy³ [Phonetic: hah⁷ gy³]
    • Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: hah-gṳ̂
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /haʔ²¹⁻⁴⁵ ky⁴⁵³/
  • (Xianyou)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: hah⁶ gy³ [Phonetic: hah⁷ gy³]
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /haʔ²⁻⁴ ky³³²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hoat-gú
    • Tâi-lô: huat-gú
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hoatguo
    • Sinological IPA (Xiamen, Taipei): /huat̚³²⁻⁴ ɡu⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hoat-gír
    • Tâi-lô: huat-gír
    • Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /huat̚⁵⁻²⁴ ɡɯ⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hoat-gí
    • Tâi-lô: huat-gí
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hoatgie
    • Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /huat̚³²⁻⁵ ɡi⁵³/
    • Sinological 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

1. 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

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• 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

1. (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?

2. (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) 

1. (Buddhism) a sermon

References

• “法語”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
法	語

Noun

法語

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