正法

Chinese

		just (right); main; upright just (right); main; upright; straight; correct; principle; Chinese 1st month of year	law; method; way law; method; way; Buddhist teaching; Legalist; France (abbrev.)
simp. and trad. (正法)		正	法

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhèngfǎ

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄥˋ ㄈㄚˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zing³ faat³
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chèng-hoat

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhèngfǎ
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄥˋ ㄈㄚˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhèngfǎ
    • Wade–Giles: chêng⁴-fa³
    • Yale: jèng-fǎ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenqfaa
    • Palladius: чжэнфа (čžɛnfa)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹ fä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 政法 正法

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: zing³ faat³
    • Yale: jing faat
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzing³ faat⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: jing³ fad³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪŋ³³ faːt̚³/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 政法 正法

• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chèng-hoat
    • Tâi-lô: tsìng-huat
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zeanghoad
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡siɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ huat̚³²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ huat̚⁵/

Verb

正法

1. to execute a criminal
   • 2023 July 28, Lianhe Zaobao, 我国近20年来首名女死囚 女毒贩已正法 (First Female Death Row Prisoner of Singapore for 20 Years: Female Drug Trafficker Executed)‎^[1]:

     一名販運超過30克純海洛英的女毒販，星期五早上在監獄正法，是我國近20年來首名伏法的女囚犯。 [MSC, trad.]
     一名贩运超过30克纯海洛英的女毒贩，星期五早上在监狱正法，是我国近20年来首名伏法的女囚犯。 [MSC, simp.]

     Yīmíng fànyùn chāoguò 30 kè chún hǎiluòyīng de nǚ dúfàn, xīngqīwǔ zǎoshàng zài jiānyù zhèngfǎ, shì wǒguó jìn 20 nián lái shǒu míng fúfǎ de nǚ qiúfàn. [Pinyin]

     A drug trafficker who trafficked over 30g pure heroin was executed in prison on Friday. She is the first executed female prisoner of our country [Singapore] for 20 years.

Noun

正法

1. the proper law or rule
2. execution of a criminal

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
正	法
せい Grade: 1	ほう Grade: 4
on’yomi

Noun

正(せい)法(ほう) • (seihō) 

1. correct rule
2. legitimate law

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of "legitimate law"): 悪法(あくほう) (akuhō, “illegitimate law”)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
正	法
しょう Grade: 1	ほう Grade: 4
on’yomi

Noun

正(しょう)法(ほう) • (shōhō) ^{←しやうはう (syaufau)?}

1. (Buddhism) legitimate doctrine

Proper noun

Kanji in this term
正	法
まさ Grade: 1	のり Grade: 4

正(まさ)法(のり) • (Masanori) 

1. a male given name