"弘法" meaning in Chinese

See 弘法 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /xʊŋ³⁵ fä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /wɐŋ²¹ faːt̚³/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /hɔŋ²⁴⁻²² huat̚³²/ [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Xiamen], /hɔŋ²⁴⁻²² huat̚⁵/ [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Quanzhou], /hɔŋ¹³⁻²² huat̚³²/ [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Zhangzhou], /hɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ huat̚³²/ [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Taipei], /hɔŋ²³⁻³³ huat̚³²/ [Hokkien, Kaohsiung, Min-Nan], /xʊŋ³⁵ fä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/, /wɐŋ²¹ faːt̚³/, /hɔŋ²⁴⁻²² huat̚³²/, /hɔŋ²⁴⁻²² huat̚⁵/, /hɔŋ¹³⁻²² huat̚³²/, /hɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ huat̚³²/, /hɔŋ²³⁻³³ huat̚³²/ Chinese transliterations: hóngfǎ [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄈㄚˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo], wang⁴ faat³ [Cantonese, Jyutping], hông-hoat, hóngfǎ [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄈㄚˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], hóngfǎ [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], hung²-fa³ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], húng-fǎ [Mandarin, Yale, standard], horngfaa [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], хунфа [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], xunfa [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], wàhng faat [Cantonese, Yale], wang⁴ faat⁸ [Cantonese, Pinyin], weng⁴ fad³ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], hông-hoat [Hokkien, Min-Nan, POJ], hông-huat [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Tai-lo], honghoad [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Phofsit-Daibuun], hwong pjop [Middle-Chinese] Forms: 宏法
Head templates: {{zh-verb}} 弘法
  1. (Buddhism) to propagate Buddhist teachings
    Sense id: en-弘法-zh-verb-RF-i48bK Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Buddhism, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 43 34 4 9 2 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 40 2 11 2 11 Topics: Buddhism, lifestyle, religion
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        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄈㄚˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wang⁴ faat³"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "hông-hoat"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "hóngfǎ"
    },
    {
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        "bopomofo",
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄈㄚˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hóngfǎ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hung²-fa³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "húng-fǎ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "horngfaa"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "хунфа"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xunfa"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/xʊŋ³⁵ fä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wàhng faat"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wang⁴ faat⁸"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "weng⁴ fad³"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/wɐŋ²¹ faːt̚³/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hông-hoat"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hông-huat"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "honghoad"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hɔŋ²⁴⁻²² huat̚³²/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hɔŋ²⁴⁻²² huat̚⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hɔŋ¹³⁻²² huat̚³²/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ huat̚³²/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hɔŋ²³⁻³³ huat̚³²/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung",
        "Min-Nan"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Middle-Chinese"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hwong pjop"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/xʊŋ³⁵ fä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/wɐŋ²¹ faːt̚³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hɔŋ²⁴⁻²² huat̚³²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hɔŋ²⁴⁻²² huat̚⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hɔŋ¹³⁻²² huat̚³²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ huat̚³²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hɔŋ²³⁻³³ huat̚³²/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "弘法"
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      "zh-pron": "hóngfǎ"
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        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄈㄚˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wang⁴ faat³"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "hông-hoat"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hóngfǎ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄈㄚˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hóngfǎ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hung²-fa³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "húng-fǎ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "horngfaa"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "хунфа"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xunfa"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/xʊŋ³⁵ fä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wàhng faat"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wang⁴ faat⁸"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "weng⁴ fad³"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/wɐŋ²¹ faːt̚³/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hông-hoat"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hông-huat"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "honghoad"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hɔŋ²⁴⁻²² huat̚³²/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hɔŋ²⁴⁻²² huat̚⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hɔŋ¹³⁻²² huat̚³²/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ huat̚³²/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hɔŋ²³⁻³³ huat̚³²/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung",
        "Min-Nan"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Middle-Chinese"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hwong pjop"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/xʊŋ³⁵ fä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/wɐŋ²¹ faːt̚³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hɔŋ²⁴⁻²² huat̚³²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hɔŋ²⁴⁻²² huat̚⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hɔŋ¹³⁻²² huat̚³²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ huat̚³²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hɔŋ²³⁻³³ huat̚³²/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "弘法"
}

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