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  faat3   jyutping
  fa3 fa4   pinyin
[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

nounAdditional PoS: verb
Stroke count: 8
Level: 2
Radical: (#85)

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

This word has been viewed 21834 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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detail  fong1 faat3  fang1 fa3 = method
detail  man4 faat3  wen2 fa3 = grammar
detail  zou6 faat3  zuo4 fa3 = behaviour, practice, way of doing things
detail  jyu5 faat3  yu3 fa3 = grammar
detail  faat3 jan4  fa3 ren2 = lawyer, paralegal, etc. (lit: "law person")
detail  faat3 zi2  fa3 zi5 = way; method; means
detail  gei1 bun2 faat3  ji1 ben3 fa3 = basic law
detail  faat3 gwok3 jan4  fa4/3 guo2 ren2 (Taiwan/PRC) = Frenchman; French person
detail  jing1 faat3  ying1 fa3 = Anglo-French
detail  si1 faat3 jan4 jyun4  si1 fa3 ren2 yuan2 = judicial staff
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Showing 10 of 11 examples containing 法
detail 讀書決定美國法國
Have you decided to go to America or France to study?
detail 方法打倒
I’ve got a way of taking him down.
[Lit. I have [counter] method overthrow him.]
detail 他用哈姆立克急救法
He saved my life using the Heimlich Maneuver.
detail 我係非常贊同辛苦搵嚟自在食講法,何必委屈自己
I agree with the saying that one should work hard and play hard. Why treat yourself so badly?
detail 激將法毅力信心
We'll urge by ridiculing him until he regains the will power and confidence.
detail 自瀆睇法
What are your views on masturbation?
detail 法國渡過寒暑
I spent three winters and summers in France.
["three winters and summers" symbolizes three years.]
detail 細佬鐘意公眾地方著衫但係呢啲法律
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]]
detail 科學家科學方法研究
A scientist is someone who does research using scientific methods.
detail 點都要辦法呢度
You must bring him here by fair means or foul.
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