中庸之道

Chinese

		the Doctrine of the Mean	's; him/her/it; this	direction; way; method direction; way; method; road; path; principle; truth; reason; skill; Tao (of Taoism); a measure word; to say; to speak; to talk
trad. (中庸之道)		中庸	之	道
simp. #(中庸之道)		中庸	之	道

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhōngyōng zhī dào

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄥ ㄩㄥ ㄓ ㄉㄠˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zung¹ jung⁴ zi¹ dou⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhōngyōng zhī dào
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥ ㄩㄥ ㄓ ㄉㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhongyong jhih dào
    • Wade–Giles: chung¹-yung¹ chih¹ tao⁴
    • Yale: jūng-yūng jr̄ dàu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jongiong jy daw
    • Palladius: чжунъюн чжи дао (čžunʺjun čži dao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ jʊŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zung¹ jung⁴ zi¹ dou⁶
    • Yale: jūng yùhng jī douh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzung¹ jung⁴ dzi¹ dou⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: zung¹ yung⁴ ji¹ dou⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ jʊŋ²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ tou̯²²/

Noun

中庸之道

1. (philosophy) the doctrine of the golden mean

Synonyms

• 中道 (zhōngdào)