執法

See also: 执法

Chinese

		execute (a plan); grasp	law
trad. (執法)		執	法
simp. (执法)		执	法

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhífǎ

  (Zhuyin): ㄓˊ ㄈㄚˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zap¹ faat³
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): chip-hoat

  (Teochew, Peng'im): zib⁴ huag⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhífǎ
    • Zhuyin: ㄓˊ ㄈㄚˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhíhfǎ
    • Wade–Giles: chih²-fa³
    • Yale: jŕ-fǎ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyrfaa
    • Palladius: чжифа (čžifa)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ fä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zap¹ faat³
    • Yale: jāp faat
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzap⁷ faat⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: zeb¹ fad³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɐp̚⁵ faːt̚³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chip-hoat
    • Tâi-lô: tsip-huat
    • Phofsit Daibuun: cip'hoad
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sip̚³²⁻⁴ huat̚³²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sip̚⁵⁻²⁴ huat̚⁵/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sip̚³²⁻⁵ huat̚³²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sip̚³²⁻⁴ huat̚³²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sip̚³²⁻⁴ huat̚³²/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: zib⁴ huag⁴
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsip huak
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sip̚²⁻⁴ huak̚²/

Verb

執法

1. (law) to enforce the law; to enforce a law

   執法部門／执法部门  ―  zhífǎ bùmén  ―  law enforcement agencies

   執法責任制／执法责任制  ―  zhífǎ zérènzhì  ―  accountability system for law enforcement

2. (sports) to act as referee

Synonyms

• (to enforce the law): 持法 (chífǎ) (formal)

Derived terms

• 執法犯法／执法犯法 (zhífǎfànfǎ)
• 釣魚執法／钓鱼执法 (diàoyú zhífǎ)