道姑

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	paternal aunt
trad. (道姑)		道	姑
simp. #(道姑)		道	姑

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dàogū

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄠˋ ㄍㄨ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): dou⁶ gu¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dàogū
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄠˋ ㄍㄨ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dàogu
    • Wade–Giles: tao⁴-ku¹
    • Yale: dàu-gū
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dawgu
    • Palladius: даогу (daogu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɑʊ̯⁵¹ ku⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: dou⁶ gu¹
    • Yale: douh gū
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dou⁶ gu¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: dou⁶ gu¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tou̯²² kuː⁵⁵/

Noun

道姑

1. Taoist nun
2. (Cantonese) female drug addict

Synonyms

• (Taoist nun): (Hokkien, Teochew) 師姑／师姑