法 (faat3 | fa3 fa4) : French; methods; rules

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法

faat3

fa3 fa4

[1] [n] institution [2] [n] law; rules; regulations; statute; legal [3] methods; ways of doing things [4] [v] pattern; model after [5] the way; doctrines (Buddhism) [6] tricks; magic arts [7] expert or standard (calligraphy, painting, etc.) [8] penalty; punishment [9] a Chinese family name

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 8

Level: 2

Radical: 水 (#85)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

法

This word has been viewed 23553 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 14th Jul 2009 03:42

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方法 fong1 faat3 fang1 fa3 = method

文法 man4 faat3 wen2 fa3 = grammar

做法 zou6 faat3 zuo4 fa3 = behaviour, practice, way of doing things

語法 jyu5 faat3 yu3 fa3 = grammar

法人 faat3 jan4 fa3 ren2 = lawyer, paralegal, etc. (lit: "law person")

法子 faat3 zi2 fa3 zi5 = way; method; means

基本法 gei1 bun2 faat3 ji1 ben3 fa3 = basic law

法國人 faat3 gwok3 jan4 fa4/3 guo2 ren2 (Taiwan/PRC) = Frenchman; French person

英法 jing1 faat3 ying1 fa3 = Anglo-French

司法人員 si1 faat3 jan4 jyun4 si1 fa3 ren2 yuan2 = judicial staff
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讀書，你決定去美國定去法國呀？粵
Have you decided to go to America or France to study?

我有個方法打倒佢粵
I’ve got a way of taking him down.
[Lit. I have [counter] method overthrow him.]

他用哈姆立克急救法救了我一命。國
He saved my life using the Heimlich Maneuver.

我係非常贊同辛苦搵嚟自在食嘅講法,何必委屈自己粵
I agree with the saying that one should work hard and play hard. Why treat yourself so badly?

就用激將法嚟令佢有返毅力同信心粵
We'll urge by ridiculing him until he regains the will power and confidence.

你對自瀆有乜睇法呢？粵
What are your views on masturbation?

我在法國渡過了三個寒暑國
I spent three winters and summers in France.
["three winters and summers" symbolizes three years.]

細佬，冇人鐘意喺公眾地方著衫嘅，但係呢啲係法律呀粵
Kid, no-one likes to wear clothes in public, but it's the law!
[Lit. child, have-no people like in public place wear-clothes [particle], however these are law [particle]]

科學家係用科學方法做研究嘅人粵
A scientist is someone who does research using scientific methods.

你點都要諗辦法帶佢嚟呢度。粵
You must bring him here by fair means or foul.

綁匪懾於法律威嚴及時懸崖勒馬，算他們聰明。
The kidnappers, being fearful of the strict laws, were clever to pull back and stop before it became too late.

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Decimal representation of this word: 法
Unicode code for this character: U+6cd5 (off-site link)

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