# 法語
## Chinese
### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): fǎyǔ, fàyǔ
       (Zhuyin): ㄈㄚˇ ㄩˇ, ㄈㄚˋ ㄩˇ
    (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): файү (fayü, I-II)
* Cantonese (Jyutping): faat$^3$ jyu$^5$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): fap-ngî
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hoat-gú / hoat-gír / hoat-gí
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^7$faq-gniu
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: fǎyǔ [Phonetic: fáyǔ]
*** Zhuyin: ㄈㄚˇ ㄩˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: fǎyǔ
*** Wade–Giles: fa$^3$-yü$^3$
*** Yale: fǎ-yǔ
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: faayeu
*** Palladius: фаюй (fajuj)
*** Sinological IPA : /fä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
** (Standard Chinese, common variant in Taiwan)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: fàyǔ
*** Zhuyin: ㄈㄚˋ ㄩˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: fàyǔ
*** Wade–Giles: fa$^4$-yü$^3$
*** Yale: fà-yǔ
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fahyeu
*** Palladius: фаюй (fajuj)
*** Sinological IPA : /fä⁵¹ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
** (Dungan)
*** Cyrillic and Wiktionary: файү (fayü, I-II)
*** Sinological IPA : /fa²⁴ y⁵¹/
    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: faat$^3$ jyu$^5$
*** Yale: faat yúh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: faat$^8$ jy$^5$
*** Guangdong Romanization: fad$^3$ yu$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /faːt̚³ jyː¹³/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: fap-ngî
*** Hakka Romanization System: fab$^ˋ$ ngi$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: fab$^5$ ngi$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /fap̚² ŋi²⁴/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hoat-gú
*** Tâi-lô: huat-gú
*** Phofsit Daibuun: hoatguo
*** IPA (Xiamen, Taipei): /huat̚³²⁻⁴ ɡu⁵³/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hoat-gír
*** Tâi-lô: huat-gír
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /huat̚⁵⁻²⁴ ɡɯ⁵⁵⁴/
** (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hoat-gí
*** Tâi-lô: huat-gí
*** Phofsit Daibuun: hoatgie
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /huat̚³²⁻⁵ ɡi⁵³/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /huat̚³²⁻⁴ ɡi⁴¹/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^7$faq-gniu
*** MiniDict: fah$^入$ nyu
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^4$faq-nyy
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /faʔ³³ n̠ʲy⁴⁴/

#### Noun

法語
* French language
       Fǎyǔ shì yīmén měilì de yǔyán. [Pinyin]
       French is a beautiful language.

##### Synonyms

* 法文 (fǎwén)
* 法國話／法国话 (fǎguóhuà)

##### Derived terms

* 中古法語／中古法语 (zhōnggǔ fǎyǔ)
* 古法語／古法语 (Gǔfǎyǔ)

##### See also

* 法國／法国 (Fǎguó)
* 法蘭西／法兰西 (Fǎlánxī)

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): fǎyǔ
    (Zhuyin): ㄈㄚˇ ㄩˇ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): faat$^3$ jyu$^5$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: fǎyǔ [Phonetic: fáyǔ]
*** Zhuyin: ㄈㄚˇ ㄩˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: fǎyǔ
*** Wade–Giles: fa$^3$-yü$^3$
*** Yale: fǎ-yǔ
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: faayeu
*** Palladius: фаюй (fajuj)
*** Sinological IPA : /fä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: faat$^3$ jyu$^5$
*** Yale: faat yúh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: faat$^8$ jy$^5$
*** Guangdong Romanization: fad$^3$ yu$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /faːt̚³ jyː¹³/

#### Noun

法語
* (literary) speech in accordance with etiquette
    From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
    Fǎyǔ zhī yán, néng wú cóng hū? [Pinyin]
    Can men refuse to assent to the words of strict admonition?
* (Buddhism) words about Buddhist doctrine

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 法 | 語 |
| ほう Grade: 4 | ご Grade: 2 |
| on'yomi ||

### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) ほーご [hòógó] (Heiban – [0])
* IPA: [ho̞ːɡo̞]

### Noun

法(ほう)語(ご) • (hōgo)
* (Buddhism) a sermon

## Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term :
| 法 | 語 |

### Noun

法語
* chữ Hán form of Pháp ngữ (“(dated) French language”).