法衣

Chinese

		law; method; way law; method; way; Buddhist teaching; Legalist; France (abbrev.)	gown; clothes; to dress gown; clothes; to dress; to wear
simp. and trad. (法衣)		法	衣

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): fǎyī

  (Zhuyin): ㄈㄚˇ ㄧ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): faat³ ji¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: fǎyī
    • Zhuyin: ㄈㄚˇ ㄧ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: fǎyi
    • Wade–Giles: fa³-i¹
    • Yale: fǎ-yī
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: faai
    • Palladius: фаи (fai)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fä²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: faat³ ji¹
    • Yale: faat yī
    • Cantonese Pinyin: faat⁸ ji¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: fad³ yi¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /faːt̚³ jiː⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 法衣 法醫 / 法医

Noun

法衣

1. (Buddhism) Buddhist priest's robe
2. (Taoism) ceremonial garment of a Taoist priest
3. robe of a judge or judicial officer

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (法衣):

• → Japanese: 法衣(ほうい) (hōi); 法衣(ほうえ) (hōe)
• → Korean: 법의(法衣) (beobui)

Further reading

• Ding, Fubao (丁福保) (1922), “法衣” in 佛學大辭典 [A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms].

Japanese

Kanji in this term
法	衣
ほう Grade: 4	え Grade: 4
on'yomi

Kanji in this term
法	衣
ほう Grade: 4	い Grade: 4
on'yomi

Noun

法(ほう)衣(え) • (hōe)  (alternative reading hiragana ほうい, rōmaji hōi)

1. clerical robe