魔法

Chinese

		devil	law; method; way law; method; way; Buddhist teaching; Legalist; France (abbrev.)
trad. (魔法)		魔	法
simp. #(魔法)		魔	法

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): mófǎ

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄛˊ ㄈㄚˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mo¹ faat³
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): mô͘-hoat

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: mófǎ
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄛˊ ㄈㄚˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: mófǎ
    • Wade–Giles: mo²-fa³
    • Yale: mwó-fǎ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mofaa
    • Palladius: мофа (mofa)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mu̯ɔ³⁵ fä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: mo¹ faat³
    • Yale: mō faat
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mo¹ faat⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: mo¹ fad³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɔː⁵⁵ faːt̚³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: mô͘-hoat
    • Tâi-lô: môo-huat
    • Phofsit Daibuun: mo'hoad
    • IPA (Xiamen): /mɔ̃²⁴⁻²² huat̚³²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /mɔ̃²⁴⁻²² huat̚⁵/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /mɔ̃¹³⁻²² huat̚³²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /mɔ̃²⁴⁻¹¹ huat̚³²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /mɔ̃²³⁻³³ huat̚³²/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 魔法

1. magic; wizardry; witchcraft; sorcery

Synonyms

• 魔術／魔术 (móshù)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (魔法):

• → Japanese: 魔法(まほう) (mahō)
• → Korean: 마법(魔法) (mabeop)
• → Vietnamese: ma pháp (魔法)

(deprecated template usage)

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Japanese

Etymology

Kanji in this term
魔	法
ま Grade: S	ほう Grade: 4
on’yomi

Apparently from Middle Chinese compound 魔法 (MC ma pjop, literally “devil, magic + law, method”). Compare modern (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Min Nan reading mô͘-hoat.

Noun

魔(ま)法(ほう) • (mahō) 

1. The arts of magic, spellcraft, witchcraft, wizardry, sorcery.
2. Spellwork such as magical formulas, incantations, spells, etc.

   魔法(まほう)をかける

   mahō o kakeru

   to cast magic

3. An organized body or system of magical use, i.e. Wicca, the Kabballah and Onmyōdō.

Usage notes

The term for magic as a trick performed by a modern magician is 手品 (tejina).

Synonyms

• 魔術(まじゅつ) (majutsu)
• 妖術(ようじゅつ) (yōjutsu)
• 幻術(げんじゅつ) (genjutsu)
• 呪術(じゅじゅつ) (jujutsu)

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 魔法師(まほうし) (mahōshi), 魔法士(まほうし) (mahōshi): magic master or specialist, sorcerer
• 魔法円(まほうえん) (mahōen): magic circle
• 魔法少女(まほうしょうじょ) (mahōshōjo): magical girl
• 魔法使(まほうつか)い (mahōtsukai): magician
• 魔法瓶(まほうびん) (mahōbin): vacuum flask
• 魔法(まほう)の杖(つえ) (mahō no tsue): magic wand

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Korean

Hanja in this term
魔	法

Noun

魔法 • (mabeop) (hangeul 마법)

1. Hanja form^? of 마법 (“magic”).

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Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
魔	法

Noun

魔法

1. Template:han tu form of