說法

See also: 说法

Chinese

		to speak; to say; persuade (politically)	law; method; way law; method; way; Buddhist teaching; Legalist; France (abbrev.)
trad. (說法)		說	法
simp. (说法)		说	法

Pronunciation 1

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shuōfǎ

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄨㄛ ㄈㄚˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): syut³ faat³
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): seh-hoat / serh-hoat / soat-hoat

  (Teochew, Peng'im): suêh⁴ huab⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shuōfǎ → shuōfa (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄛ ㄈㄚˇ → ㄕㄨㄛ ˙ㄈㄚ (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shuofå
    • Wade–Giles: shuo¹-fa⁵
    • Yale: shwō-fa
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shuo.faa
    • Palladius: шофа (šofa)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ fä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ → /ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ fä²/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: syut³ faat³
    • Yale: syut faat
    • Cantonese Pinyin: syt⁸ faat⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: xud³ fad³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /syːt̚³ faːt̚³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: seh-hoat
    • Tâi-lô: seh-huat
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sehhoad
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /se(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ huat̚³²/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: serh-hoat
    • Tâi-lô: serh-huat
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /sə(ʔ)⁵ huat̚⁵/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: soat-hoat
    • Tâi-lô: suat-huat
    • Phofsit Daibuun: soathoad
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /suat̚³²⁻⁴ huat̚³²/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: suêh⁴ huab⁴
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: sueh huap
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sueʔ²⁻⁴ huap̚²/

Noun

說法

1. way of saying something; wording; version

   換一種說法／换一种说法  ―  huàn yī zhǒng shuōfǎ  ―  to say in another way; in other words

2. explanation; view; opinion

   到底是誰先動的手，我問了好幾個人兒，他們都是一個說法兒，說是××。 [MSC, trad.]
   到底是谁先动的手，我问了好几个人儿，他们都是一个说法儿，说是××。 [MSC, simp.]

   Dàodǐ shì shéi xiān dòng de shǒu, wǒ wèn le hǎo jǐ ge rénr, tāmen dōu shì yī ge shuōfǎr, shuō shì ××. [Pinyin]

   As for who in the world stroke the hand first, I asked quite several people; they all have the same claim, saying it was **.

Synonyms

• (way of saying):

• 措辭／措辞 (cuòcí)
• 提法 (tífǎ)
• 用詞／用词 (yòngcí)
• 用語／用语 (yòngyǔ)
• 講法／讲法 (jiǎngfǎ)
• 選詞／选词 (xuǎncí)

 

• (explanation): 講法／讲法 (jiǎngfǎ)

Derived terms

• 委婉說法／委婉说法 (wěiwǎn shuōfǎ)

 

Pronunciation 2

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shuōfǎ

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄨㄛ ㄈㄚˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): syut³ faat³
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): soat-hoat

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shuōfǎ
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄛ ㄈㄚˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shuofǎ
    • Wade–Giles: shuo¹-fa³
    • Yale: shwō-fǎ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shuofaa
    • Palladius: шофа (šofa)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ fä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: syut³ faat³
    • Yale: syut faat
    • Cantonese Pinyin: syt⁸ faat⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: xud³ fad³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /syːt̚³ faːt̚³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: soat-hoat
    • Tâi-lô: suat-huat
    • Phofsit Daibuun: soathoad
    • IPA (Xiamen, Taipei, Kaohsiung): /suat̚³²⁻⁴ huat̚³²/

Verb

說⫽法 (verb-object)

1. to expound the teachings of Buddhism

   • 無盡意菩薩白佛言：「世尊！觀世音菩薩云何遊此娑婆世界？云何而為眾生說法？」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     无尽意菩萨白佛言：「世尊！观世音菩萨云何游此娑婆世界？云何而为众生说法？」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Lotus Sūtra, translated by Kumārajīva circa 5^th century CE

     Wújìnyì púsà bái fó yán: “Shìzūn! Guānshìyīn púsà yúnhé yóu cǐ Suōpóshìjiè? Yúnhé ér wèi zhòngshēng shuōfǎ?” [Pinyin]

     The Bodhisattva Inexhaustible Intention addressed the Buddha, saying: "World-Honored One! How does Avalokiteśvara Bodhisattva wander in this Sahā World? How does he speak the Dharma for living beings?

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (說法):

• → Japanese: 説法(せっぽう) (seppō)
• → Korean: 설법(說法) (seolbeop)