法師

See also: 法师

Chinese

		law; method; way law; method; way; Buddhist teaching; Legalist; France (abbrev.)	a division (milit.); teacher; master a division (milit.); teacher; master; expert; model
trad. (法師)		法	師
simp. (法师)		法	师
anagram		師法／师法

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): fǎshī

  (Zhuyin): ㄈㄚˇ ㄕ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): faat³ si¹
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): fap-sṳ̂
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hoat-su / hoat-sir

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: fǎshī
    • Zhuyin: ㄈㄚˇ ㄕ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: fǎshih
    • Wade–Giles: fa³-shih¹
    • Yale: fǎ-shr̄
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: faashy
    • Palladius: фаши (faši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: faat³ si¹
    • Yale: faat sī
    • Cantonese Pinyin: faat⁸ si¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: fad³ xi¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /faːt̚³ siː⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: fap-sṳ̂
    • Hakka Romanization System: fab` sii´
    • Hagfa Pinyim: fab⁵ si¹
    • Sinological IPA: /fap̚² sɨ²⁴/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hoat-su
    • Tâi-lô: huat-su
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hoatsw
    • IPA (Xiamen, Taipei, Kaohsiung): /huat̚³²⁻⁴ su⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /huat̚³²⁻⁵ su⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hoat-sir
    • Tâi-lô: huat-sir
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /huat̚⁵⁻²⁴ sɯ³³/

Noun

法師

1. (Buddhism) one who has mastered the sutras
2. (honorific, usually as a title) Buddhist priest or monk
3. (fantasy) wizard; mage

Derived terms

• 三藏法師／三藏法师 (Sānzàngfǎshī)
• 三藏法師傳／三藏法师传
• 大法師／大法师
• 婆藪槃豆法師傳／婆薮槃豆法师传

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (法師):

• → Japanese: 法(ほう)師(し) (hōshi)
• → Korean: 법사(法師) (beopsa)
• → Vietnamese: pháp sư (法師)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
法	師
ほっ Grade: 4	し Grade: 5
on’yomi

Kanji in this term
法	師
ほう Grade: 4	し Grade: 5
on’yomi

Etymology

Old Japanese 法師 (popusi), Middle Chinese 法師 (literally “master of the law/dharma”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ほ​ーし [hóꜜòshì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ho̞ːɕi]

Noun

法(ほう)師(し) • (hōshi) ^{←ほふし (fofusi)?}
法(ほっ)師(し) • (hosshi) 

1. a Buddhist priest or monk, a bonze

Synonyms

• 坊(ぼう)主(ず) (bōzu)
• 凡(ぼん)僧(そう) (bonsō), 凡(ぼん)僧(ぞう) (bonzō): an ordinary, lowly monk

Coordinate terms

• 尼(あま) (ama): a nun

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 尼(あま)法(ほう)師(し) (amahōshi)
• 荒(あら)法(ほう)師(し) (arahōshi)
• 一(いっ)寸(すん)法(ぼう)師(し) (Issun-bōshi)
• 似(え)非(せ)法(ほう)師(し) (esehōshi)
• 影(かげ)法(ぼう)師(し) (kagebōshi): silhouette, shadow
• くつくつ法(ぼう)師(し) (kutsukutsu-bōshi)
• 蔵(くら)法(ぼう)師(し) (kurabōshi)
• 五(ご)種(しゅ)法(ほう)師(し) (goshu hōshi)
• 乞(こつ)食(じき)法(ほう)師(し) (kotsujiki hōshi)
• 侍(さむらい)法(ほう)師(し) (samurai hōshi)
• 猿(さる)楽(がく)法(ほう)師(し) (sarugaku hōshi)
• 三(さん)蔵(ぞう)法(ほう)師(し) (sanzō hōshi)
• 桟(さん)俵(だら)法(ぼう)師(し) (sandarabōshi)
• 三(さん)人(にん)法(ほう)師(し) (sannin hōshi)
• 承(じょう)仕(じ)法(ほう)師(し) (jōji hōshi)
• 図(ず)法(ぼう)師(し) (zubōshi)
• 僧(そう)法(ほう)師(し) (sōhōshi)
• 大(だい)太(だら)法(ぼっ)師(ち) (Daidara-botchi)
• 俵(たわら)法(ぼう)師(し) (tawarabōshi)
• 中(ちゅう)間(げん)法(ほう)師(し) (chūgen hōshi)
• つくつく法(ぼう)師(し) (tsukutsuku-bōshi)
• 寺(てら)法(ほう)師(し) (terahōshi)
• 田(でん)楽(がく)法(ほう)師(し) (dengaku hōshi)
• 奈(な)良(ら)法(ほう)師(し) (nara hōshi)
• 根(ね)来(ごろ)法(ほう)師(し) (negoro hōshi)
• 比(ひ)叡(え)法(ほう)師(し) (hie hōshi)
• 独(ひと)りぼっち (hitori-botchi)
• 琵(び)琶(わ)法(ほう)師(し) (biwa hōshi)
• 法(ほう)師(し)歌(うた) (hōshiuta)
• 法(ほう)師(し)が母(はは) (hōshi ga haha)
• 法(ほう)師(し)蝉(ぜみ) (hōshizemi)
• 法(ほう)師(し)名(な) (hōshina)
• 法(ほう)師(し)為(な)り (hōshinari), 法(ほう)師(し)成(な)り (hōshinari)
• 法(ほう)師(し)の櫛(くしだ)貯(くわ)え (hōshi no kushidakuwae)
• 法(ほう)師(し)勝(まさ)り (hōshimasari)
• 法師武者(ほうしむしゃ) (hōshimusha)
• 盲(めくら)法(ほう)師(し) (mekurahōshi)
• 文(もん)字(じ)の法(ほう)師(し) (monji no hōshi)
• 痩(や)せ法(ほう)師(し) (yasehōshi)
• 山(やま)法(ほう)師(し) (yamahōshi), 山(やま)法(ぼう)師(し) (yamabōshi)
• 吉(よ)野(しの)法(ほう)師(し) (yoshinohōshi)
• 弱(よろ)法(ぼう)師(し) (yorobōshi), 弱(よろ)法(ぼ)師(し) (yoroboshi)
• 我(わ)法(ほう)師(し) (wahōshi), 和(わ)法(ほう)師(し) (wahōshi)

Derived terms

• 魔(ま)法(ほう)師(し) (mahōshi): an evil priest or monk; (or a master or specialist of magic; a sorcerer)

See also

• 僧(そう)兵(へい) (sōhei): a warrior monk

Korean

Hanja in this term
法	師

Noun

法師 • (beopsa) (hangeul 법사)

1. Hanja form^? of 법사 (“Buddhist monk; Korean priest”).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
法	師

Noun

法師: Hán Nôm readings: pháp sư

1. chữ Hán form of pháp sư (“Buddhist monk; wizard”).