守法

Chinese

		to guard	law
simp. and trad. (守法)		守	法

Etymology

Short for 遵守法律 (zūnshǒu fǎlǜ, “to abide by law”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shǒufǎ

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄡˇ ㄈㄚˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sau² faat³
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sú-fap
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): siú-hoat

(Teochew, Peng'im): siu² huag⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shǒufǎ [Phonetic: shóufǎ]
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄡˇ ㄈㄚˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shǒufǎ
  - Wade–Giles: shou³-fa³
  - Yale: shǒu-fǎ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shooufaa
  - Palladius: шоуфа (šoufa)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ fä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  - Homophones:
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Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: sau² faat³
  - Yale: sáu faat
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sau² faat⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: seo² fad³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐu̯³⁵ faːt̚³/
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Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sú-fap
  - Hakka Romanization System: su` fab`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: su³ fab⁵
  - Sinological IPA: /su³¹ fap̚²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siú-hoat
  - Tâi-lô: siú-huat
  - Phofsit Daibuun: siw'hoad
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɕiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ huat̚³²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕiu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ huat̚⁵/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ huat̚³²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɕiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ huat̚³²/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ huat̚³²/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: siu² huag⁴
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: siú huak
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕiu⁵²⁻³⁵ huak̚²/

Verb

守法

to abide by the law; to be law-abiding
守法公民 ― shǒufǎ gōngmín ― law-abiding citizen

Synonyms

遵法 (zūnfǎ)

Derived terms

奉公守法 (fènggōngshǒufǎ)
遵紀守法／遵纪守法 (zūnjìshǒufǎ)

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