魔法

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Chinese

devil
law; method; way
law; method; way; Buddhist teaching; Legalist; France (abbrev.)
 
trad. (魔法) 魔 法
simp. #(魔法) 魔 法

Pronunciation

Rime
Character 魔 法
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial (聲) 明 (4) 幫 (1)
Final (韻) 戈 (95) 乏 (148)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合) Closed Closed
Division (等) I III
Fanqie 莫婆切 方乏切
Baxter ma pjop
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang 		/muɑ/ /pɨɐp̚/
Pan
Wuyun 		/muɑ/ /piɐp̚/
Shao
Rongfen 		/muɑ/ /piɐp̚/
Edwin
Pulleyblank 		/mwa/ /puap̚/
Li
Rong 		/muɑ/ /piɐp̚/
Wang
Li 		/muɑ/ /pĭwɐp̚/
Bernhard
Karlgren 		/muɑ/ /pi̯wɐp̚/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex 		mó fa
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex 		mo4 faat3

Noun

魔法

  1. magic; wizardry; witchcraft; sorcery

Usage notes

In modern times, this term is often associated with magic in Western fairy tales and popular culture.

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (魔法):

Japanese

Kanji in this term
魔 法
ま
Grade: S 		ほう
Grade: 4
on'yomi
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Etymology

Apparently from Middle Chinese compound 魔法 (MC ma pjop, literally “devil, magic + law, method”). Compare modern Min Nan reading mô͘-hoat.

Pronunciation

Noun

魔(ま)法(ほう) • (mahō) 

  1. The arts of magic, spellcraft, witchcraft, wizardry, sorcery.
  2. Spellwork such as magical formulas, incantations, spells, etc.
    魔法(まほう)をかける
    mahō o kakeru
    to cast magic
  3. An organized body or system of magical use, i.e. Wicca, the Kabballah and Onmyōdō.

Usage notes

The term for magic as a trick performed by a modern magician is 手品 (tejina).

Synonyms

Derived terms

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
魔法

Noun

魔法 • (mabeop) (hangeul 마법)

  1. hanja form? of 마법 (“magic”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
魔法

Noun

魔法

  1. chữ Hán form of ma pháp (“magic”).
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