| 护法战争 |
hù fǎ zhàn zhēng |
National protection war or Campaign to defend the republic (1915), a rebellion against the installation of Yuan Shikai as emperor |
| 护 |
hù |
to protect |
| 护法 |
hù fǎ |
to keep the law / to protect Buddha's teachings / protector of Buddhist law (i.e. temple donor) |
| 法 |
fǎ |
variant of 法 |
| 法 |
Fǎ |
France / French / abbr. for 法国 / Taiwan pr. [Fa4] |
| 法 |
fǎ |
law / method / way / to emulate / (Buddhism) dharma / (abbr. for 法家) the Legalists / (physics) farad (abbr. for 法拉) |
| 法 |
fǎ |
old variant of 法 / law |
| 战 |
zhàn |
to fight / fight / war / battle |
| 战争 |
zhàn zhēng |
war; conflict / CL:场,次 |
| 争 |
zhēng |
to strive for / to vie for / to argue or debate / deficient or lacking (dialect) / how or what (literary) |