| 保护者 | bǎo hù zhě | protector |   |
| 护法 | hù fǎ | to keep the law / to protect Buddha's teachings / protector of Buddhist law (i.e. temple donor) | |
| 守护神 | shǒu hù shén | protector God / patron saint | |
| 帝俊 | Dì jùn | Dijun, Shang dynasty protector God, possibly same as legendary Emperor 帝嚳|帝喾[Di4 Ku4] | |
| 摩喉罗伽 | mó hóu luó jiā | Mahoraga, snake's headed Indian deity / a protector deity of Buddhist law | |
| 挡风墙 | dǎng fēng qiáng | lit. windbreak / fig. protector | |
| 护法神 | hù fǎ shén | protector deities of Buddhist law | |
| 摩睺罗伽 | mó hóu luó jiā | Mahoraga, snake's headed Indian deity / a protector deity of Buddhist law | |
