# 法師
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): fǎshī
    (Zhuyin): ㄈㄚˇ ㄕ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): faat$^3$ si$^1$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): fap-sṳ̂
    (Hailu, HRS): fab sii$^ˋ$
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): hah$^6$ so$^1$
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hoat-su / hoat-sir
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: fǎshī
*** Zhuyin: ㄈㄚˇ ㄕ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: fǎshih
*** Wade–Giles: fa$^3$-shih$^1$
*** Yale: fǎ-shr̄
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: faashy
*** Palladius: фаши (faši)
*** Sinological IPA : /fä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/
*** Homophones: [Show/Hide]$^{edit}$法師 / 法师 法施
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: faat$^3$ si$^1$
*** Yale: faat sī
*** Cantonese Pinyin: faat$^8$ si$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: fad$^3$ xi$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /faːt̚³ siː⁵⁵/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: fap-sṳ̂
*** Hakka Romanization System: fab$^ˋ$ sii$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: fab$^5$ si$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /fap̚² sɨ²⁴/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: fab sii$^ˋ$
*** Sinological IPA: /fap⁵⁻² sɨ⁵³/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: hah$^6$ so$^1$ [Phonetic: hah$^7$ so$^1$]
*** Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: hah-seo
*** Sinological IPA : /haʔ¹⁻⁴⁵ ɬo⁵³³/
** (Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: hah$^6$ so$^1$ [Phonetic: hah$^7$ so$^1$]
*** Sinological IPA : /haʔ²⁻²⁴ ɬɵ⁵³³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hoat-su
*** Tâi-lô: huat-su
*** Phofsit Daibuun: hoatsw
*** IPA (Xiamen, Taipei, Kaohsiung): /huat̚³²⁻⁴ su⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /huat̚³²⁻⁵ su⁴⁴/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hoat-sir
*** Tâi-lô: huat-sir
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /huat̚⁵⁻²⁴ sɯ³³/

### Noun

法師
* (Buddhism) one who has mastered the sutras
* (honorific, usually as a title) Buddhist monastic
* (fantasy) wizard; mage

#### Derived terms

* 三藏法師 / 三藏法师 (Sānzàngfǎshī)
* 三藏法師傳 / 三藏法师传
* 大法師 / 大法师
* 婆藪槃豆法師傳 / 婆薮槃豆法师传

#### Descendants

* → Japanese: 法(ほう)師(し) (hōshi)
* → Korean: 법사(法師) (beopsa)
* → Vietnamese: pháp sư (法師)

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 法 | 師 |
| ほっ Grade: 4 | し Grade: 5 |
| on'yomi ||
Kanji in this term :
| 法 | 師 |
| ほう Grade: 4 | し Grade: 5 |
| on'yomi ||

### Etymology

Old Japanese 法師 (popusi), Middle Chinese 法師 (literally “master of the law/dharma”)

### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) ほーし [hóꜜòshì] (Atamadaka –)
* IPA: [ho̞ːɕi]

### Noun

法(ほう)師(し) • (hōshi) 法(ほっ)師(し) • (hosshi)
* a Buddhist priest or monk, a bonze

#### Synonyms

* 坊(ぼう)主(ず) (bōzu)
* 凡(ぼん)僧(そう) (bonsō), 凡(ぼん)僧(ぞう) (bonzō): an ordinary, lowly monk

#### Coordinate terms

* 尼(あま) (ama): a nun

#### Derived terms

* 尼(あま)法(ほう)師(し) (amahōshi)
* 荒(あら)法(ほう)師(し) (arahōshi)
* 一(いっ)寸(すん)法(ぼう)師(し) (Issun-bōshi)
* 似(え)非(せ)法(ほう)師(し) (esehōshi)
* 影(かげ)法(ぼう)師(し) (kagebōshi): silhouette, shadow
* くつくつ法(ぼう)師(し) (kutsukutsu-bōshi)
* 蔵(くら)法(ぼう)師(し) (kurabōshi)
* 五(ご)種(しゅ)法(ほう)師(し) (goshu hōshi)
* 乞(こつ)食(じき)法(ほう)師(し) (kotsujiki hōshi)
* 侍(さむらい)法(ほう)師(し) (samurai hōshi)
* 猿(さる)楽(がく)法(ほう)師(し) (sarugaku hōshi)
* 三(さん)蔵(ぞう)法(ほう)師(し) (sanzō hōshi)
* 桟(さん)俵(だら)法(ぼう)師(し) (sandarabōshi)
* 三(さん)人(にん)法(ほう)師(し) (sannin hōshi)
* 承(じょう)仕(じ)法(ほう)師(し) (jōji hōshi)
* 図(ず)法(ぼう)師(し) (zubōshi)
* 僧(そう)法(ほう)師(し) (sōhōshi)
* 大(だい)太(だら)法(ぼっ)師(ち) (Daidara-botchi)
* 俵(たわら)法(ぼう)師(し) (tawarabōshi)
* 中(ちゅう)間(げん)法(ほう)師(し) (chūgen hōshi)
* つくつく法(ぼう)師(し) (tsukutsuku-bōshi)
* 寺(てら)法(ほう)師(し) (terahōshi)
* 田(でん)楽(がく)法(ほう)師(し) (dengaku hōshi)
* 奈(な)良(ら)法(ほう)師(し) (nara hōshi)
* 根(ね)来(ごろ)法(ほう)師(し) (negoro hōshi)
* 比(ひ)叡(え)法(ほう)師(し) (hie hōshi)
* 独(ひと)りぼっち (hitori-botchi)
* 琵(び)琶(わ)法(ほう)師(し) (biwa hōshi)
* 法(ほう)師(し)歌(うた) (hōshiuta)
* 法(ほう)師(し)が母(はは) (hōshi ga haha)
* 法(ほう)師(し)蝉(ぜみ) (hōshizemi)
* 法(ほう)師(し)名(な) (hōshina)
* 法(ほう)師(し)為(な)り (hōshinari), 法(ほう)師(し)成(な)り (hōshinari)
* 法(ほう)師(し)の櫛(くしだ)貯(くわ)え (hōshi no kushidakuwae)
* 法(ほう)師(し)勝(まさ)り (hōshimasari)
* 法師武者(ほうしむしゃ) (hōshimusha)
* 盲(めくら)法(ほう)師(し) (mekurahōshi)
* 文(もん)字(じ)の法(ほう)師(し) (monji no hōshi)
* 痩(や)せ法(ほう)師(し) (yasehōshi)
* 山(やま)法(ほう)師(し) (yamahōshi), 山(やま)法(ぼう)師(し) (yamabōshi)
* 吉(よ)野(しの)法(ほう)師(し) (yoshinohōshi)
* 弱(よろ)法(ぼう)師(し) (yorobōshi), 弱(よろ)法(ぼ)師(し) (yoroboshi)
* 我(わ)法(ほう)師(し) (wahōshi), 和(わ)法(ほう)師(し) (wahōshi)

#### Derived terms

* 魔(ま)法(ほう)師(し) (mahōshi): an evil priest or monk; (or a master or specialist of magic; a sorcerer)

#### See also

* 僧(そう)兵(へい) (sōhei): a warrior monk

### References

* ↑ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
* ↑ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

## Korean

Hanja in this term :
| 法 | 師 |

### Noun

法師 • (beopsa) (hangeul 법사)
* hanja form of 법사 (“Buddhist monk; Korean priest”)

## Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term :
| 法 | 師 |

### Noun

法師
* chữ Hán form of pháp sư (“Buddhist monk; wizard”).