弘道

Chinese

		great; liberal	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. (弘道)		弘	道
simp. #(弘道)		弘	道

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): hóngdào

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄉㄠˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: hóngdào
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄉㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: hóngdào
    • Wade–Giles: hung²-tao⁴
    • Yale: húng-dàu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: horngdaw
    • Palladius: хундао (xundao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xʊŋ³⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/

Verb

弘道

1. (literary) to promote a cause; to propagate

Noun

弘道

1. (literary) the Great Way
2. (archaic, historical) era name of Emperor Gaozong of Tang (683)

Further reading

• Ding, Fubao (丁福保) (1922), “弘道” in 佛學大辭典 [A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms].

Japanese

Kanji in this term
弘	道
こう Jinmeiyō	どう Grade: 2
on’yomi

Noun

弘(こう)道(どう) • (kōdō) 

1. mission, propagation

Synonyms

• 布教

Proper noun

Kanji in this term
弘	道
ひろ Jinmeiyō	みち Grade: 2
kun’yomi

弘(ひろ)道(みち) • (Hiromichi) 

1. a male given name