道 (dou6 | dao4) : road; way; channel; doctrine; Taoism; skill

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道

dou6

dao4

[1] [n] road; way; path; street
[2] [n] channel; course; method
[3] [n] doctrine; principle; teachings
[4] [n] Taoism; Taoist; morals
[5] [n] skill; artistry; craft; technique
[6] [v] say; speak; talk; tell
[7] [v] think; suppose; wonder
[8] classifier for doors, walls, orders, etc

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Stroke count: 13

Level: 2

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This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

道

This word has been viewed 25133 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 3rd Mar 2015 13:52

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知道 zi1 dou6*3 zhi1 dao4/5 = to know

不知道 bat1 zi1 dou6*3 bu4 zhi1 dao4 = do not know 國

唔知道 m4 zi1 dou6*3 m2 zhi1 dao4 = do not know 粵

車道 ce1 dou6 che1 dao4 = a lane; a traffic lane

味道 mei6 dou6 wei4 dao5 = taste, flavour, smell

道路 dou6 lou6 dao4 lu4 = road; way; route; path

公道 gung1 dou6 gong1 dao5 = justice; fair, reasonable

空手道 hung1 sau2 dou6 kong1 shou3 dao4 = karate

水道 seoi2 dou6 = aqueduct

下水道 haa6 seoi2 dou6 xia4 shui3 dao4 = sewer; cloaca
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閂返道雪櫃門! 粵
Close the fridge door!
[Faan1 is used idiomatically here - we don't back 'close back the door' in English.]

我乜嘢都知道晒！粵
I have discovered all.

教仔女要慢慢講道理，開硬弓唔得㗎。粵
To teach children, one must explain the rationale; going by force won't work.

隻狗好似嗅到乜味道噉，開始大聲吠粵
The dog seems to have sniffed and picked up some scent and started to bark.

我知道呢個係不爭嘅事實粵
I know this is the undeniable truth.

呢個復活節係咪去北海道滑雪,重係十劃都未有一撇。粵
It's still far too early to tell if we are going skiing in Hokkaido this Easter.
[In this sentence, the third character 都 in the idiom 十劃都未有一撇 could be moved three spaces up so that the latter half of the sentence would become 都重係十劃未有一撇. The meaning would remain the same. ]

見到你頭先嘅樣，我諗你已經知道咗呢本唔係普通嘅筆記啦粵
Based on your expression just now, I guess you already know that this isn't an ordinary notebook.
[Lit. see-arrive you just-not (possessive particle) expression, I think you already know-already, this (counter) isn't ordinary (possessive particle) notebook.]

我哋連佢咩動機都唔知道呀粵
We don't even know what his motive is.
[Lit. we even he what motive also not-know [particle].]

自從新聞報道話椰子又好又盛, 呢一帶食肆都食住條水, 推出各種各樣同椰子有關嘅小食。粵
Ever since the news reported that coconuts were good and all, the entire stretch of eateries here seize the opportunity to serve snacks made from coconuts.
[http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,137972,137975#msg-137975]

大家都知道亞雄吹水功夫一流，佢可以將一件簡單嘅事講到天花龍鳳嚟吸引人。粵
Everyone knows Ah Hung is really good at talking. He can capture his audience by making a simple matter so sophisticated.

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粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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