妙法

Chinese

		clever; wonderful	law; method; way law; method; way; Buddhist teaching; Legalist; France (abbrev.)
trad. (妙法)		妙	法
simp. #(妙法)		妙	法

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): miàofǎ

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄧㄠˋ ㄈㄚˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): miu⁶ faat³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: miàofǎ
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄠˋ ㄈㄚˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: miàofǎ
    • Wade–Giles: miao⁴-fa³
    • Yale: myàu-fǎ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: miawfaa
    • Palladius: мяофа (mjaofa)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ fä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: miu⁶ faat³
    • Yale: miuh faat
    • Cantonese Pinyin: miu⁶ faat⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: miu⁶ fad³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /miːu̯²² faːt̚³/

Noun

妙法

1. (Buddhism) marvellous law of Buddha; profound Buddhist doctrine or power
2. clever means; brilliant method

Derived terms

• 妙法蓮華經／妙法莲华经
• 神術妙法／神术妙法

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (妙法):

• → Japanese: 妙(みょう)法(ほう) (myōhō)
• → Korean: 묘법(妙法) (myobeop)
• → Vietnamese: diệu pháp (妙法)