立法

Chinese

		to set up	law
simp. and trad. (立法)		立	法

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): lìfǎ

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄧˋ ㄈㄚˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): lap⁶ faat³ / laap⁶ faat³
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): li̍p-fap

(Hailu, HRS): lib^ˋ fab
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): lih⁷ hah⁶
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): li̍p-hoat

(Teochew, Peng'im): lib⁸ huag⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: lìfǎ
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄧˋ ㄈㄚˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: lìfǎ
  - Wade–Giles: li⁴-fa³
  - Yale: lì-fǎ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lihfaa
  - Palladius: лифа (lifa)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /li⁵¹ fä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  - Homophones:
    ^edit
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    曆法 / 历法
    立法
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: lap⁶ faat³ / laap⁶ faat³
  - Yale: lahp faat / laahp faat
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lap⁹ faat⁸ / laap⁹ faat⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: leb⁶ fad³ / lab⁶ fad³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɐp̚² faːt̚³/, /laːp̚² faːt̚³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: li̍p-fap
  - Hakka Romanization System: lib fab^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: lib⁶ fab⁵
  - Sinological IPA: /lip̚⁵ fap̚²/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: lib^ˋ fab
  - Sinological IPA: /lip² fap⁵/
Puxian Min
- (Putian)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: lih⁷ hah⁶ [Phonetic: lih⁴ hah⁶]
  - Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: li̍h-hah
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /liʔ⁴⁻⁴² haʔ²¹/
- (Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: lih⁷ hah⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /liʔ⁴ haʔ²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: li̍p-hoat
  - Tâi-lô: li̍p-huat
  - Phofsit Daibuun: libhoad
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /lip̚⁴⁻³² huat̚³²/
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /lip̚²⁴⁻² huat̚⁵/
  - Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /lip̚¹²¹⁻²¹ huat̚³²/
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei): /lip̚⁴⁻³² huat̚³²/
  - Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /lip̚⁴⁻³² huat̚³²/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: lib⁸ huag⁴
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: li̍p huak
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lip̚⁴⁻² huak̚²/

Verb

立法

to legislate
最高立法機關／最高立法机关 ― zuìgāo lìfǎ jīguān ― top legislative body

Derived terms

立法局 (lìfǎjú)
立法會 / 立法会 (lìfǎhuì)
立法機關 / 立法机关 (lìfǎ jīguān)
立法權 / 立法权 (lìfǎquán)
立法者 (lìfǎzhě)
立法院 (Lìfǎyuàn)

Noun

立法

legislation (Classifier: 項／项)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
立	法
りつ > りっ Grade: 1	ほう > ぽう Grade: 4
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) りっぽー [rìppóó] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]^[3]
IPA^(key): [ɾʲip̚po̞ː]

Noun

立(りっ)法(ぽう) • (rippō)

legislation

Verb

立(りっ)法(ぽう)する • (rippō suru) suru (stem 立(りっ)法(ぽう)し (rippō shi), past 立(りっ)法(ぽう)した (rippō shita))

to enact legislation

Conjugation

Conjugation of "立法する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	立法し	りっぽうし	rippō shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	立法し	りっぽうし	rippō shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	立法する	りっぽうする	rippō suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	立法する	りっぽうする	rippō suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	立法すれ	りっぽうすれ	rippō sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	立法せよ¹ 立法しろ²	りっぽうせよ¹ りっぽうしろ²	rippō seyo¹ rippō shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	立法される	りっぽうされる	rippō sareru
Causative	立法させる立法さす	りっぽうさせるりっぽうさす	rippō saseru rippō sasu
Potential	立法できる	りっぽうできる	rippō dekiru
Volitional	立法しよう	りっぽうしよう	rippō shiyō
Negative	立法しない	りっぽうしない	rippō shinai
Negative continuative	立法せず	りっぽうせず	rippō sezu
Formal	立法します	りっぽうします	rippō shimasu
Perfective	立法した	りっぽうした	rippō shita
Conjunctive	立法して	りっぽうして	rippō shite
Hypothetical conditional	立法すれば	りっぽうすれば	rippō sureba

¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative

References

^ 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
^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

“立法”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026

Korean

Hanja in this term
立	法

Noun

立法 • (ipbeop) (hangeul 입법)

hanja form^? of 입법 (“legislation; lawmaking”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
立	法

Noun

立法

chữ Hán form of lập pháp (“legislation”)

Verb

立法

chữ Hán form of lập pháp (“to legislate”)

[NHK-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

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

[SMK5-3] Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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