護符

See also: 护符

Chinese

		protect	mark; sign; talisman mark; sign; talisman; to seal; to correspond (to); tally; symbol; written charm; to coincide
trad. (護符)		護	符
simp. (护符)		护	符

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): hùfú

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨˋ ㄈㄨˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): wu⁶ fu⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: hùfú
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄨˋ ㄈㄨˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: hùfú
    • Wade–Giles: hu⁴-fu²
    • Yale: hù-fú
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: huhfwu
    • Palladius: хуфу (xufu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu⁵¹ fu³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: wu⁶ fu⁴
    • Yale: wuh fùh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: wu⁶ fu⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: wu⁶ fu⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wuː²² fuː²¹/

Noun

護符

1. amulet
2. protector

Synonyms

• (amulet) 護身符／护身符 (hùshēnfú)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
護	符
ご Grade: 5	ふ Grade: S
on'yomi

Noun

護(ご)符(ふ) • (gofu) 

1. charm, amulet, talisman

See also

• 神札(しんさつ) (shinsatsu): god tags
• 御札(おふだ) (ofuda) a "great note," a type of 護符(ごふ) (gofu); a talisman or amulet from a Shinto shrine.
• お守(まも)り (omamori): amulets issued by a Shinto shrine.
• 破魔矢(はまや) (hamaya): a decorative arrow used as a ward against evil