法號 [－号]

Jyutping faat3 hou6
Pinyin fǎ hào

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. name in religion (of Buddhist or Daoist within monastery)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    佛教​、​道教​嘅​信徒​出家​之​後​，​主持​嘅​和尚​、​道士​會​幫​佢​改​過​個​名​，​呢​個​名​就​係​法名​；​法名​之外​，​會​再​幫​佢​改​一​個​外​號​，​呢​個​外號​就​係​法號
    dharma name
    • 藝人劉德華嘅法號叫「慧果」。
      艺人刘德华嘅法号叫「慧果」。
      Celebrity Andy Lau's dharma name is called "Fruit of Wisdom".
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    Buddhist monastic title
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    呢间寺嘅方丈法号叫慧光。
    呢間寺嘅方丈法號叫慧光。
    ni1 gaan1 zi2 ge3 fong1 zoeng6 faat3 hou6 giu3 wai6 gwong1.
    • The abbot of this temple is called Wai-Kwong (literally, intellectual light).
  2. Cantonese
    呢位大师嘅法号系？
    呢位大師嘅法號係？
    ni1 wai2 daai6 si1 ge3 faat3 hou6 hai6?
    • What is the Buddhist monastic name of this Buddhist monk?
  3. Cantonese
    艺人刘德华嘅法号叫「慧果」。
    藝人劉德華嘅法號叫「慧果」。
    • Celebrity Andy Lau's dharma name is called "Fruit of Wisdom".