正法

Chinese

		just (right); main; upright just (right); main; upright; straight; correct; principle; Chinese 1st month of year	law; method; way law; method; way; Buddhist teaching; Legalist; France (abbrev.)
simp. and trad. (正法)		正	法

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhèngfǎ

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄥˋ ㄈㄚˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zing³ faat³
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chèng-hoat

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhèngfǎ
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄥˋ ㄈㄚˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhèngfǎ
  - Wade–Giles: chêng⁴-fa³
  - Yale: jèng-fǎ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenqfaa
  - Palladius: чжэнфа (čžɛnfa)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹ fä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  - Homophones:
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Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: zing³ faat³
  - Yale: jing faat
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzing³ faat⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: jing³ fad³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪŋ³³ faːt̚³/
  - Homophones:
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    正法
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chèng-hoat
  - Tâi-lô: tsìng-huat
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zeanghoad
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡siɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ huat̚³²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ huat̚⁵/

Verb

正法

to execute a criminal
- 2023 July 28, Lianhe Zaobao, 我国近20年来首名女死囚女毒贩已正法 (First Female Death Row Prisoner of Singapore for 20 Years: Female Drug Trafficker Executed)‎^[1]:
  
  一名販運超過 30 克純海洛英的女毒販，星期五早上在監獄正法，是我國近 20 年來首名伏法的女囚犯。 [MSC, trad.]
  一名贩运超过 30 克纯海洛英的女毒贩，星期五早上在监狱正法，是我国近 20 年来首名伏法的女囚犯。 [MSC, simp.]
  Yīmíng fànyùn chāoguò 30 kè chún hǎiluòyīng de nǚ dúfàn, xīngqīwǔ zǎoshàng zài jiānyù zhèngfǎ, shì wǒguó jìn 20 nián lái shǒu míng fúfǎ de nǚ qiúfàn. [Pinyin]
  A drug trafficker who trafficked over 30g pure heroin was executed in prison on Friday. She is the first executed female prisoner of our country [Singapore] for 20 years.

Noun

正法

the proper law or rule

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
正	法
せい Grade: 1	ほう Grade: 4
on'yomi

Noun

正(せい)法(ほう) • (seihō)

Antonyms

(antonym(s) of “legitimate law”): 悪法(あくほう) (akuhō, “illegitimate law”)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
正	法
しょう Grade: 1	ほう Grade: 4
on'yomi

Noun

正(しょう)法(ほう) • (shōhō) ^{←しやうはう (syaufau)^?}

(Buddhism) legitimate doctrine

Proper noun

Kanji in this term
正	法
まさ Grade: 1	のり Grade: 4

正(まさ)法(のり) • (Masanori)

a male given name