hộ pháp
Vietnamese
editEtymology
editSino-Vietnamese word from 護法.
Pronunciation
edit- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ho˧˨ʔ faːp̚˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [how˨˩ʔ faːp̚˦˧˥]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [how˨˩˨ faːp̚˦˥]
Noun
edit- a dharmapala; deity protecting Buddhist laws
- a high-ranking Cao Dai dignitary
- a statue that guards the pagoda