弘法
Chinese
| great; liberal | law; method; way law; method; way; Buddhist teaching; Legalist; France (abbrev.) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (弘法) |
弘 | 法 | |
| alternative forms | 宏法 | ||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: hóngfǎ
- Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄈㄚˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: hóngfǎ
- Wade–Giles: hung2-fa3
- Yale: húng-fǎ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: horngfaa
- Palladius: хунфа (xunfa)
- Sinological IPA (key): /xʊŋ³⁵ fä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: wang4 faat3
- Yale: wàhng faat
- Cantonese Pinyin: wang4 faat8
- Guangdong Romanization: weng4 fad3
- Sinological IPA (key): /wɐŋ²¹ faːt̚³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hông-hoat
- Tâi-lô: hông-huat
- Phofsit Daibuun: honghoad
- IPA (Xiamen): /hɔŋ²⁴⁻²² huat̚³²/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /hɔŋ²⁴⁻²² huat̚⁵/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /hɔŋ¹³⁻²² huat̚³²/
- IPA (Taipei): /hɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ huat̚³²/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /hɔŋ²³⁻³³ huat̚³²/
- (Hokkien)
- Middle Chinese: hwong pjop
Verb
弘法
Descendants
Further reading
- Ding, Fubao (丁福保) (1922), “弘法” in 佛學大辭典 [A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms].
Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 弘 | 法 |
| ぐ Jinmeiyō |
ほう Grade: 4 |
| goon | |
/ɡupopu/ → /ɡuɸoɸu/ → /ɡuhoː/
From Middle Chinese 弘法 (MC hwong pjop). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Pronunciation
Noun
- (Buddhism) the propagation of Buddhist teachings
- Synonym: 弘布 (gubu)
Derived terms
- 弘法寺 (Guhō-ji)
- 弘法大師 (Kōbō Daishi)
Verb
弘法する • (guhō suru) ←ぐほふ (gufofu)?suru (stem 弘法し (guhō shi), past 弘法した (guhō shita))
Conjugation
Conjugation of "弘法する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mizenkei ("imperfective") | 弘法し | ぐほうし | guhō shi | |
| Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | 弘法し | ぐほうし | guhō shi | |
| Shūshikei ("terminal") | 弘法する | ぐほうする | guhō suru | |
| Rentaikei ("attributive") | 弘法する | ぐほうする | guhō suru | |
| Kateikei ("hypothetical") | 弘法すれ | ぐほうすれ | guhō sure | |
| Meireikei ("imperative") | 弘法せよ¹ 弘法しろ² |
ぐほうせよ¹ ぐほうしろ² |
guhō seyo¹ guhō shiro² | |
| Key constructions | ||||
| Passive | 弘法される | ぐほうされる | guhō sareru | |
| Causative | 弘法させる 弘法さす |
ぐほうさせる ぐほうさす |
guhō saseru guhō sasu | |
| Potential | 弘法できる | ぐほうできる | guhō dekiru | |
| Volitional | 弘法しよう | ぐほうしよう | guhō shiyō | |
| Negative | 弘法しない | ぐほうしない | guhō shinai | |
| Negative continuative | 弘法せず | ぐほうせず | guhō sezu | |
| Formal | 弘法します | ぐほうします | guhō shimasu | |
| Perfective | 弘法した | ぐほうした | guhō shita | |
| Conjunctive | 弘法して | ぐほうして | guhō shite | |
| Hypothetical conditional | 弘法すれば | ぐほうすれば | guhō sureba | |
| ¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative | ||||
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 弘 | 法 |
| こう Jinmeiyō |
ほう > ぼう Grade: 4 |
| kan'on | goon |
The euphemistic sense comes from the belief that Kōbō Daishi was a homosexual.
Proper noun
- short for 弘法大師 (Kōbō Daishi): the posthumous name of 空海 (Kūkai), founder of the esoteric Shingon sect of Buddhism
- a surname
Derived terms
- 弘法穴 (Kōbō ana)
- 弘法寺 (Kōbō-ji)
- 弘法柴 (kōbōshiba)
- 弘法芝 (kōbōshiba)
- 弘法清水 (kōbō shimizu)
- 弘法茶 (kōbōcha)
- 弘法稗 (kōbōbie)
- 弘法水 (Kōbō mizu)
- 弘法麦 (kōbōmugi)
- 朝鉢は弘法様 (asabachi wa Kōbō-sama)
- 終い弘法 (Shimai Kōbō)
- 初弘法 (Hatsu Kōbō)
Proverbs
- 弘法にも筆の誤り (Kōbō ni mo fude no ayamari)
- 弘法筆を択ばず (Kōbō fude o erabazu)
Noun
- (euphemistic) male homosexuality