法喜

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Chinese

law; method; way
law; method; way; Buddhist teaching; Legalist; France (abbrev.)
 
to be fond of; to like; to enjoy
to be fond of; to like; to enjoy; to be happy; to feel pleased; happiness; delight; glad
 
simp. and trad.
(法喜)
Literally: “Dharma joy”.

Etymology

Calque of Sanskrit धर्मप्रीति (dharmaprīti), from धर्म (dharma) +‎ प्रीति (prīti).

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial () (1) (32)
Final () (148) (19)
Tone (調) Checked (Ø) Rising (X)
Openness (開合) Closed Open
Division () III III
Fanqie
Baxter pjop xiX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/pɨɐp̚/ /hɨX/
Pan
Wuyun
/piɐp̚/ /hɨX/
Shao
Rongfen
/piɐp̚/ /xieX/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/puap̚/ /hɨX/
Li
Rong
/piɐp̚/ /xiəX/
Wang
Li
/pĭwɐp̚/ /xĭəX/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/pi̯wɐp̚/ /xiX/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
fa
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
faat3 hei2

Noun

法喜

  1. (Buddhism) joy obtained from observing Buddhist moral codes or listening to the dharma