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- road; path (CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3])
- (bound form) way; reason; principle
- (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization
- (Daoism) the Way; the Dao
- to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel)
- (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words)
- classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process
- (old) circuit (administrative division)
- dark road
- unlawful activities (contrasted with 白道[bai2 dao4])
- the underworld; criminal gangs
Trad. 傳道
- to lecture on doctrine
- to expound the wisdom of ancient sages
- to preach
- a sermon
- human sympathy
- humanitarianism
- humane
- the "human way", one of the stages in the cycle of reincarnation (Buddhism)
- sexual intercourse
- (astronomy) the moon's path around the earth
- legitimate, lawful activities (contrasted with 黑道[hei1 dao4])
- law-abiding citizenry
Trad. 當道
- in the middle of the road
- to be in the way
- to hold power
- (fig.) to predominate
- to be in vogue
Trad. 繞道
- to go by a roundabout route
- to take a detour
- (medicine or civil engineering) bypass
Trad. 軌道
- track (for trains etc)
- orbit (of a satellite)
- (fig.) a person's established path in life
- desired trajectory (of a business or other endeavor)
- (audio engineering) track
- (quantum mechanics) orbital
- (telecommunications) channel
- (in Confucian texts) to believe in the principles of wisdom and follow them
Trad. 道場
- Taoist or Buddhist rite
- abbr. for 菩提道場|菩提道场[Pu2 ti2 dao4 chang3]
- to have attained the Way
- (of a government or a ruler) enlightened
- wise and just
- to clean the street
- to clear the road (i.e. get rid of people for passage of royalty or VIP)
- flavor; taste
- (fig.) feeling (of ...); sense (of ...); hint (of ...)
- (fig.) interest; delight
- (dialect) smell; odor
- Dawu county (Tibetan: rta 'u rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州[Gan1 zi1 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)
- the Way of the Hegemon
- abbr. for 霸王之道
- despotic rule
- rule by might
- evil as opposed to the Way of the King 王道
- overbearing
- tyranny
- (of liquor, medicine etc) strong
- potent
Trad. 道學
- Confucian study of ethics
- study of Daoism
- school for Daoism in Tang and Song times
- Daoist magic
- another name for 理學|理学, rational learning of Song dynasty neo-Confucianism
- Daoist School of the Warring States Period (475-221 BC), based on the teachings of Laozi or Lao-tze 老子[Lao3 zi3] (c. 500 BC-) and Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3] (369-286 BC)
- esophagus; gullet
- (old) the proper way to eat
- (old) food transportation route
- such matters
- things like this
- this line of work
- this pursuit
- this hobby
- this endeavor
Trad. 樂道
- to take delight in talking about sth
- to find pleasure in following one's convictions
Trad. 載道
- to fill the road (also fig. clamor, cries of complaint)
- to communicate a moral
- to convey the Way
- to express (idea, preference, complaint)
Trad. 棧道
- plank walkway constructed on the face of a cliff
- (archaic) elevated passageway connecting the upper levels of adjacent towers
- (literary) to lose one's way; to get lost
- (literary) to stray from the proper course
- path to the underworld (in Daoist or folk beliefs, referring to the journey of spirits after death)
- Dow Jones Industrial Average (abbr. for 道瓊斯指數|道琼斯指数[Dao4 Qiong2 si1 Zhi3 shu4])
- bypath
- trail
- bribery as a means of achieving a goal
- minor arts (Confucian reference to agriculture, medicine, divination, and other professions unworthy of a gentleman)
- see 道真仡佬族苗族自治縣|道真仡佬族苗族自治县[Dao4 zhen1 Ge1 lao3 zu2 Miao2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4]
- (slang, coined c. 2017, contrasted with 佛系[fo2 xi4]) Dao-type, a type of person who has traits associated with a Daoist approach to life, such as being active, optimistic, earthy and forthright
Trad. 道縣
- Dao County or Daoxian, a county in Yongzhou City 永州市[Yong3 zhou1 Shi4], Hunan
Trad. 道臺
- (Ming and Qing dynasties) daotai (title for an official responsible for supervising a circuit 道|道[dao4]), aka taotai and circuit intendant
- skills acquired through religious practice
- (fig.) ability
- skill
- Taiwan pr. [dao4 hang5]
- the Way of the King
- statecraft
- benevolent rule
- virtuous as opposed to the Way of Hegemon 霸道
- to shout (i.e. to say in a loud voice) (usually followed by the words shouted)
- (old) (of yamen bailiffs etc) to walk ahead of an official, shouting at pedestrians to clear the way
- path leading to a grave
- tomb passage
- aisle leading to the coffin chamber of an ancient tomb
- watercourse (river, canal, drain etc)
- water route
- lane (in a swimming pool)