hộ pháp

== Vietnamese == === Etymology === Sino-Vietnamese word from 護法. === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ho˧˨ʔ faːp̚˧˦] (Huế) IPA(key): [how˨˩ʔ faːp̚˦˧˥] (Saigon) IPA(key): [how˨˩˨ faːp̚˦˥] === Noun === hộ pháp a dharmapala; deity protecting Buddhist laws a high-ranking Cao Dai dignitary a statue that guards the pagoda