| 道 | 1076A10 80.83 | 部居  | 畫數 12 | ㄉㄠˋ [dao4] | ||
| N. adjunct. | A stripe, streak, course, issue: 一道光，氣 a streak of light, a jet of gas; 一道街，河 a street, a stream; 一道煙 a stream or column of smoke; 一道菜，點心 a course of food, dessert; 一道命令 an order. | |||||
| N. | (1) Doctrine, body of moral teachings, truth: 孔孟之道，儒道 teachings of Confucius and Mencius; 邪道，左道 heresy; the Tao of Taoism, the Way of Nature which cannot be given a name; 得道 (of person) have attained wisdom (Budd. Taoist or Confucian); 道不行 the right teachings do not prevail; 天下有道，無道 moral order or chaos; 天道，人道 the way of God (Heaven), the way of man, see 人道81.81; 王道，霸道 enlightened, despotic rule, or the way of a king; 霸道 the way of a tyrant; 夫婦之道 the proper relations of husband and wife; 相處之道 the way to get along with people. (2) Path, route: 快車道 speedway on city road; 街道 street; 軌道 orbit, railroad track; 鐵道 railroad; 隧道 tunnel; 赤道 Equator; 道不拾遺 lost articles are always returned to owners-symbolic of good customs; 道聽塗說 hearsay, market gossip; 道路，道途 [dao4lu4], [dao4tu2]↓. (3) A surname. | |||||
| V.i. | (1) To say: 說道 (s.o.) says, (followed by quotation); 笑道 say with a smile or laugh; 自古道，常言道 as the saying goes; 道是無情卻有情 you might say (s.o.) is cold, but he isn't; 莫道，難道 you do not mean to say, can it be…? 道不出苦衷 cannot say clearly what is real trouble; 有些道不及的地方 there are things left unsaid, things that are hard to excuse; 不可勝道 too many to enumerate; 一語道破 hit the nail on the head; 道謝，道喜，道歉 [dao4xie4], [dao4xi3], [dao4qian4]↓. (2) Guide (u.f. 導): 道之以德 (AC) guide them with morals. | |||||
| Adj. | Taoist: 道教，道士 [dao4jiao4], [dao4shi4]↓. | |||||
| Words | 1. 道白 [dao4bai2], n., spoken part of dialogue in Chin. opera. 2. 道場 [dao4chang2], n., mass (Budd. or Taoist); place where it is held. 3. 道歉 [dao4qian4], v.i., say sorry, apologize. 4. 道情 [dao4qing2], n., ballad or play with a moral or religious theme. 5. 道德 [dao4de2], n., morals: 私人，公共道德 private, public morals; a person's moral character; 道德重整 moral rearmament; n., 不道德 adj., immoral; n., 道德經 [dao4de2jing1] of Laotse. 6. 道地 [dao4di4], adj., genuine: 道地人參，官話 genuine ginseng, Mandarin. 7. 道姑 [dao4gu1], n., Taoist nun. 8. 道冠兒 [dao4gua1er0], n., hair-fastener of a Taoist monk. 9. 道觀 [dao4guan1], n., Taoist temple. 10. 道故 [dao4gu4], v.i., reminisce on old days. 11. 道號 [dao4hao4], n., monastic name of person. 12. 道教 [dao4jiao4], n., the religion of Taoism. 13. 道經 [dao4jing1], n., Taoist texts. 14. 道具 [dao4jU4], n., prop for stage. 15. 道兒 [dao4er0], n., path, course, method. 16. 道力 [dao4li4], n., strength of religious training. 17. 道理 [dao4li3], n., the reason of things, phenomena: 你說得很有道理 you are right (corresponding to French avoir raison); n., 沒甚麼道理 there is nothing in it (e.g., a bad play); n., 說不出道理 cannot give the reason, cannot say way. 18. 道林紙 [dao4lin2zhi3], n., good printing paper. 19. 道路 [dao4lu4], n., road: 道路不通 road is blocked. 20. 道貌 [dao4mao4], n., sanctimonious appearance. 21. 道惱 [dao4nao3], v.i., condole with. 22. 道袍 [dao4pao2], n., Taoist priest's robe. 23. 道破 [dao4po4], v.t., reveal, expose by word of mouth. 24. 道人 [dao4ren2], n., holy man, a Taoist priest. 25. 道上 [dao4shang4], adv., on the road. 26. 道山 [dao4shan1], n., place where the saints live: 歸道山 (euphem.) die. 27. 道謝 [dao4xie4], v.i., say thanks. 28. 道行 [dao4xing4](coll. [dao4xing0], [dao4hang0]), n., moral conduct, spiritual character. 29. 道喜 [dao4xi3], v.i., congratulate. 30. 道士 [dao4shi4], n., a Taoist priest. 31. 道學 [dao4xUe2], n. & adj., puritan, puritanical: 假道學，道學先生 a hypocrite, holier-than-thou people. 32. 道臺 [dao4tai2], n., “taotai”, formerly, Intendant of Circuit. 33. 道途 [dao4tu2], n., road, see [dao4lu4]↑. 34. 道統 [dao4tong3], n., the body of transmitted orthodox teachings. 35. 道義 [dao4yi4], n., moral relationships: 道義之交 friendship based on mutual respect, such friends; 道義上說不過去 not justified or excusable on moral grounds. 36. 道友 [dao4you3], n., friends of same church or belief, friends sharing same interest (oft. referred to drug addicts). 37. 道院 [dao4yUan4], n., Taoist monastery. | |||||