道 dou⁶ {dào}

1. direction
2. way
3. road
4. path
5. CL: 條,股
6. principle
7. truth
8. morality
9. reason
10. skill
11. method
12. Dao (of Daoism)
13. to say
14. to speak
15. to talk
16. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process
17. province (of Korea or Japan)

道歉 dou⁶ hip³ {dào qiàn}

(verb) to say sorry

道友 dou⁶ jau⁵ {dào yǒu}

(n.) a junkie, a drug addict.

道行 {dàohang}

1. skills acquired through religious practice
2. (fig.) ability
3. skill
4. Taiwan pr. [dao4 hang5]

道白 dou⁶ baak⁶ {dào bái}

spoken lines in opera

道別〔-别〕 dou⁶ bit⁶ {dào bié}

1. leave taking
2. to say goodbye

道岔 dou⁶ caa³ {dào chà}

railroad switch

道出 dou⁶ ceot¹ {dào chū}

1. to speak
2. to tell
3. to voice

道場〔-场〕 dou⁶ coeng⁴ {dào chǎng}

1. Taoist or Buddhist rite
2. abbr. for 菩提道場

道德 dou⁶ dak¹ {dào dé}

1. virtue
2. morality
3. ethics
4. CL: 種

道地 dou⁶ dei⁶ {dào dì}

1. authentic
2. original

道孚 dou⁶ fu¹ {Dào fú}

Dawu county (Tibetan: rta 'u rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州, Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)

道家 dou⁶ gaa¹ {Dào jiā}

Daoist School of the Warring States Period (475-221 BC), based on the teachings of Laozi or Lao-tze 老子 (c. 500 BC-) and Zhuangzi 庄子 (369-286 BC)

道教 dou⁶ gaau³ {Dào jiào}

1. Taoism
2. Daoism (Chinese system of beliefs)

道具 dou⁶ geoi⁶ {dào jù}

stage props

道姑 dou⁶ gu¹ {dào gū}

Daoist nun

道觀〔-观〕 dou⁶ gun³ {dào guàn}

Daoist temple

道光 dou⁶ gwong¹ {Dào guāng}

reign name of Qing emperor (1821-1850)

道行 dou⁶ hang⁶ {dào héng}

1. skills acquired through religious practice
2. (fig.) ability
3. skill
4. Taiwan pr. [dao4 hang5]

道喜 dou⁶ hei² {dào xǐ}

to congratulate

道歉 dou⁶ hip³ {dào qiàn}

to apologize

道賀〔-贺〕 dou⁶ ho⁶ {dào hè}

to congratulate

道學〔-学〕 dou⁶ hok⁶ {dào xué}

1. Confucian study of ethics
2. study of Daoism
3. school for Daoism in Tang and Song times
4. Daoist magic
5. another name for 理學, rational learning of Song dynasty neo-Confucianism

道人 dou⁶ jan⁴ {dào rén}

Taoist devotee (honorific)

道義〔-义〕 dou⁶ ji⁶ {dào yì}

1. morality
2. righteousness and justice

道院 dou⁶ jyun² {dào yuàn}

Daoyuan (Sanctuary of the Dao)

道縣〔-县〕 dou⁶ jyun⁶ {Dào xiàn}

Dao county in Yongzhou 永州, Hunan

道奇 dou⁶ kei⁴ {Dào qí}

Dodge, US automobile brand, division of Chrysler LLC

道里 dou⁶ lei⁵ {Dào lǐ}

Daoli district of Harbin 哈爾濱 in Heilongjiang

道理 dou⁶ lei⁵ {dào li}

1. reason
2. argument
3. sense
4. principle
5. basis
6. justification
7. CL: 個

道路 dou⁶ lou⁶ {dào lù}

1. road
2. path
3. way
4. CL: 條

道牙 dou⁶ ngaa⁴ {dào yá}

curb

道外 dou⁶ ngoi⁶ {Dào wài}

Daowai district of Harbin 哈爾濱 in Heilongjiang

道破 dou⁶ po³ {dào pò}

1. to expose
2. to reveal

道袍 dou⁶ pou⁴ {dào páo}

1. Taoist robe
2. traditional men's gown

道士 dou⁶ si² {dào shì}

Daoist priest

道台 dou⁶ toi⁴ {dào tái}

1. taotai
2. ancient official title

道統〔-统〕 dou⁶ tung² {dào tǒng}

Confucian orthodoxy

道碴 dou⁶ zaa¹ {dào chá}

(railway) ballast

道謝〔-谢〕 dou⁶ ze⁶ {dào xiè}

to express thanks

道指 dou⁶ zi² {Dào zhǐ}

1. Dow Jones industrial average (Wall street stock market index)
2. abbr. for 道瓊斯指數

道長〔-长〕 dou⁶ zoeng² {Dào Zhǎng}

1. Taoist priest
2. Daoist priest

道藏 dou⁶ zong⁶ {dào zàng}

Daoist scripture

道德家 dou⁶ dak¹ gaa¹ {dào dé jiā}

Daoist

道德經〔--经〕 dou⁶ dak¹ ging¹ {Dào dé jīng}

the Book of Dao by Laozi or Lao-Tze, the sacred text of Daoism

道孚縣〔--县〕 dou⁶ fu¹ jyun⁶ {Dào fú xiàn}

Dawu county (Tibetan: rta 'u rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州, Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)

道教徒 dou⁶ gaau³ tou⁴ {Dào jiào tú}

1. a Daoist
2. a follower of Daoism

道光帝 dou⁶ gwong¹ dai³ {Dào guāng dì}

Daoguang Emperor

道爾頓〔-尔顿〕 dou⁶ ji⁵ deon⁶ {Dào ěr dùn}

1. Dalton (name)
2. John Dalton (1766-1844), British scientist who contributed to atomic theory

道瓊斯〔-琼-〕 dou⁶ king⁴ si¹ {Dào Qióng sī}

1. Dow Jones
2. Dow Jones industrial average (Wall street stock market index)
3. abbr. for 道瓊斯指數

道里區〔--区〕 dou⁶ lei⁵ keoi¹ {Dào lǐ qū}

Daoli district of Harbin 哈爾濱 in Heilongjiang

道外區〔--区〕 dou⁶ ngoi⁶ keoi¹ {Dào wài qū}

Daowai district of Harbin 哈爾濱 in Heilongjiang

道真縣〔--县〕 dou⁶ zan¹ jyun⁶ {Dào zhēn xiàn}

Daozhen Klau and Hmong autonomous county in Zun'yi 遵義, northeast Guizhou

道德品質〔---质〕 dou⁶ dak¹ ban² zat¹ {dào dé pǐn zhì}

moral character;moral qualities

道家思想 dou⁶ gaa¹ si¹ soeng² {Dào jiā sī xiǎng}

Taoism;Taoist philosophy

道不拾遺〔---遗〕 dou⁶ bat¹ sap⁶ wai⁴ {dào bù shí yí}

1. lit. no one picks up lost articles in the street (idiom); fig. honesty prevails throughout society
2. a time of peace and stability

道德敗壞〔--败坏〕 dou⁶ dak¹ baai⁶ waai⁶ {dào dé bài huài}

1. vice
2. immorality
3. moral turpitude

道德認識〔--认识〕 dou⁶ dak¹ jing⁶ sik¹ {dào dé rèn shi}

1. moral cognition
2. ethical awareness

道德困境 dou⁶ dak¹ kwan³ ging² {dào dé kùn jìng}

ethical dilemma

道德淪喪〔--沦丧〕 dou⁶ dak¹ leon⁴ song³ {dào dé lún sàng}

1. moral bankruptcy
2. moral degeneracy

道格拉斯 dou⁶ gaak³ laai¹ si¹ {Dào gé lā sī}

Douglas (name)

道卡斯族 dou⁶ kaa¹ si¹ zuk⁶ {Dào kǎ sī zú}

Taokas, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan

道路工程 dou⁶ lou⁶ gung¹ cing⁴ {dào lù gōng chéng}

road construction

道貌岸然 dou⁶ maau⁶ ngon⁶ jin⁴ {dào mào àn rán}

1. sanctimonious
2. dignified

道山學海〔--学-〕 dou⁶ saan¹ hok⁶ hoi² {dào shān xué hǎi}

1. mountain of Dao, sea of learning (idiom); learning is as high as the mountains, as wide as the seas
2. ars longa, vita brevis

道聽途說〔-听-说〕 dou⁶ ting¹ tou⁴ syut³ {dào tīng tú shuō}

1. gossip
2. hearsay
3. rumor

道瓊斯指數〔-琼--数〕 dou⁶ king⁴ si¹ zi² sou³ {Dào Qióng sī zhǐ shù}

Dow Jones industrial average (Wall street stock market index)

道拉吉里峰 dou⁶ laai¹ gat¹ lei⁵ fung¹ {Dào lā jí lǐ Fēng}

Dhaulagiri, mountain massif in the Himalayas

道真自治縣〔----县〕 dou⁶ zan¹ zi⁶ zi⁶ jyun⁶ {Dào zhēn zì zhì xiàn}

Daozhen Klau and Hmong autonomous county in Zun'yi 遵義, northeast Guizhou

道不同不相為謀〔-----为谋〕 dou⁶ bat¹ tung⁴ bat¹ soeng¹ wai⁴ mau⁴ {dào bù tóng bù xiāng wéi móu}

1. lit. persons who walk different paths cannot make plans together
2. to go separate ways (idiom)

道高一尺，魔高一丈 dou⁶ gou¹ jat¹ cek³ ，mo¹ gou¹ jat¹ zoeng⁶ {dào gāo yī chǐ , mó gāo yī zhàng}

virtue is one foot tall, the devil ten foot (idiom); It takes constant vigilance to stave off evil.

道高益安，勢高益危〔-----势---〕 dou⁶ gou¹ jik¹ on¹ ，sai³ gou¹ jik¹ ngai⁴ {dào gāo yì ān , shì gāo yì wēi}

More moral strength increases one's safety, more power and influence increases one's danger (idiom, from Records of the Historian 史記). cf Unlimited power is apt to corrupt the minds of those who possess it (William Pitt the Elder, 1770).

道之所存，師之所存〔-----师---〕 dou⁶ zi¹ so² cyun⁴ ，si¹ zi¹ so² cyun⁴ {dào zhī suǒ cún , shī zhī suǒ cún}

1. If sb has grasped the truth before you, take him as your teacher (Tang dynasty essayist Han Yu 韓愈).
2. We should learn from one who knows the way.

道所存者，乃師所存者〔------师---〕 dou⁶ so² cyun⁴ ze² ，naai⁵ si¹ so² cyun⁴ ze² {dào suǒ cún zhě , nǎi shī suǒ cún zhě}

1. If sb has grasped the truth before you, take him as your teacher (Tang dynasty essayist Han Yu 韓愈).
2. We should learn from one who knows the way.

道真仡佬族苗族自治縣〔---------县〕 dou⁶ zan¹ go¹ lou² zuk⁶ miu⁴ zuk⁶ zi⁶ zi⁶ jyun⁶ {Dào zhēn Gē lǎo zú Miáo zú Zì zhì xiàn}

Daozhen Klau and Hmong Autonomous County in Zun'yi 遵義, northeast Guizhou