道長

Chinese

		direction; way; method direction; way; method; road; path; principle; truth; reason; skill; Tao (of Taoism); a measure word; to say; to speak; to talk	long; length; forever long; length; forever; always; constantly; chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop
trad. (道長)		道	長
simp. (道长)		道	长

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dàozhǎng

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄠˋ ㄓㄤˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): dou⁶ zoeng²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dàozhǎng
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄠˋ ㄓㄤˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dàojhǎng
    • Wade–Giles: tao⁴-chang³
    • Yale: dàu-jǎng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dawjaang
    • Palladius: даочжан (daočžan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: dou⁶ zoeng²
    • Yale: douh jéung
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dou⁶ dzoeng²
    • Guangdong Romanization: dou⁶ zêng²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tou̯²² t͡sœːŋ³⁵/

Noun

道長

1. (polite) Taoist priest

Synonyms

• 先生 (xiānshēng) (literary)
• 喃嘸佬／喃呒佬 (naam⁴ mo⁴ lou²) (Cantonese)
• 牛頭／牛头 (niútóu) (humorous)
• 老道 (lǎodào) (informal)
• 道人 (dàorén) (honorific)
• 道士 (dàoshì)