法 海

Fǎ hǎidictionary entry

Fahai, name of the evil Buddhist monk in Tale of the White Snake 白蛇傳|白蛇传[Bái shé Zhuàn]

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Original source entry:

法海 法海 [Fa3 hai3] /Fahai, name of the evil Buddhist monk in Tale of the White Snake 白蛇傳|白蛇传[Bai2 she2 Zhuan4]/

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法
fǎ
law / method / way / to emulate / (Buddhism) dharma / (abbr. for 法家[Fǎ jiā]) the Legalists / (physics) farad (abbr. for 法拉[fǎ lā])
Fǎ
France / French / abbr. for 法國|法国[Fǎ guó] / Taiwan pr. [Fà]
海
hǎi
ocean / sea / CL:個|个[gè],片[piàn] / great number of people or things / (dialect) numerous
Hǎi
surname Hai

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