道理

Japanese

Kanji in this term
道	理

Noun

道理 (hiragana どうり, romaji dōri)

1. reason, logic, sense, principle

   彼の意見は道理に適っていない。
   かれのいけんはどうりにかなっていない。

   kare no iken wa dōri ni kanatte inai.

   His opinion doesn't make sense.

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Mandarin

simpl. and trad.
道理

Pronunciation

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• IPA: [ tau˥˩li˨˩˦ ]

Noun

道理 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin dàolǐ)

1. (Beginning Mandarin) argument; logic; principle; truth; reason
   • 1918: Lu Xun, A Madman's Diary (狂人日記)

     其實這種道理，到了現在，他們也該早已懂得 (trad.)

      

     其实这种道理，到了现在，他们也该早已懂得 (simp.)

     Qíshí zhèi zhǒng dàolǐ dào le xiànzài, tāmén yě gāi zǎoyǐ dǒngde

     Actually, they should already understand this kind of argument by now

References

• "道理" (in Mandarin/English), Pleco Dictionary. URL accessed on 2011-04-17.
• "道理" (in Mandarin/English), Dr. eye. URL accessed on 2011-04-17.

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Min Nan

simpl. and trad.
道理

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ to˨˩li˥˧ ]

Noun

道理 (traditional and simplified, POJ tō-lí)

1. reason; principle; logic; idea; sense; reasoning
   • 2006: anon., zh-min-nan:w:Thong-iōng-bé

     所以，一個7-bit的編碼會使上濟對應到128的字圖。共款的道理，一個8-bit的編碼會使對應到256的字圖。 (trad.)

      

     所以，一个7-bit的编码会使上济对应到128的字图。共款的道理，一个8-bit的编码会使对应到256的字图。 (simp.)

     So-í, 1-ê 7-bit ê pian-bé ē-sài siōng-chē tùi-èng kàu 128 ê jī-tô·. Kāng-khoán ê tō-lí, 1-ê 8-bit ê pian-bé ē-sài tùi-èng kàu 256 ê jī-tô·.

     Therefore, one 7-bit code can correspond to upto 128 glyphs at most. By the same principle, one 8-bit code can correspond to upto 256 glyphs.