地道

Chinese

		earth; ground; field earth; ground; field; place; land; (subor. part. adverbial); ‑ly	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. (地道)		地	道
simp. #(地道)		地	道
anagram		道地

Pronunciation 1

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dìdào

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄧˋ ㄉㄠˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): dei⁶ dou⁶
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tē-tō / tē-tǒ͘ / tōe-tō

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dìdào
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄧˋ ㄉㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dìdào
    • Wade–Giles: ti⁴-tao⁴
    • Yale: dì-dàu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dihdaw
    • Palladius: дидао (didao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ti⁵¹⁻⁵³ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: dei⁶ dou⁶
    • Yale: deih douh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dei⁶ dou⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: déi⁶ dou⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tei̯²² tou̯²²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tē-tō
    • Tâi-lô: tē-tō
    • Phofsit Daibuun: dexdoi
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /te²²⁻²¹ to²²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /te³³⁻²¹ tɤ³³/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tē-tǒ͘
    • Tâi-lô: tē-tǒo
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /te⁴¹⁻²² tɔ²²/
  • (Hokkien: Taipei)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tōe-tō
    • Tâi-lô: tuē-tō
    • Phofsit Daibuun: doexdoi
    • IPA (Taipei): /tue³³⁻¹¹ to³³/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 地道

1. tunnel
2. causeway

Pronunciation 2

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dìdao

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄧˋ ˙ㄉㄠ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): dei⁶ dou⁶
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tē-tō / tē-tǒ͘ / tōe-tō

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dìdao
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄧˋ ˙ㄉㄠ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dìdåo
    • Wade–Giles: ti⁴-tao⁵
    • Yale: dì-dau
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dih.dau
    • Palladius: дидао (didao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ti⁵¹ d̥ɑʊ̯¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: dei⁶ dou⁶
    • Yale: deih douh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dei⁶ dou⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: déi⁶ dou⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tei̯²² tou̯²²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tē-tō
    • Tâi-lô: tē-tō
    • Phofsit Daibuun: dexdoi
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /te²²⁻²¹ to²²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /te³³⁻²¹ tɤ³³/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tē-tǒ͘
    • Tâi-lô: tē-tǒo
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /te⁴¹⁻²² tɔ²²/
  • (Hokkien: Taipei)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tōe-tō
    • Tâi-lô: tuē-tō
    • Phofsit Daibuun: doexdoi
    • IPA (Taipei): /tue³³⁻¹¹ to³³/

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) 地道

1. authentic; genuine; typical

   一個地道的澳大利亞人 [MSC, trad.]
   一个地道的澳大利亚人 [MSC, simp.]

   yīge dìdao de Àodàlìyàrén [Pinyin]

   a typical Aussie

   地道的中國菜／地道的中国菜  ―  dìdao de zhōngguócài  ―  authentic Chinese food

2. fluent; idiomatic

   她德語說得地道。 [MSC, trad.]
   她德语说得地道。 [MSC, simp.]

   Tā déyǔ shuō de dìdao. [Pinyin]

   She speaks fluent German.

3. thorough; well-done; excellent

Synonyms

• (authentic): 純粹／纯粹 (chúncuì), 純正／纯正 (chúnzhèng), (obsolete or regional) 道地 (dàodì), 是味 (shìwèi), 正宗 (zhèngzōng), (Min Nan) 正港

(deprecated template usage)

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
地	道
じ Grade: 2	みち Grade: 2
jūbakoyomi

Noun

地(じ)道(みち) • (jimichi) 

1. (literally) a straight path, straight road
2. (figuratively) the straight and narrow, honesty, diligence

   地道(じみち)が近道(ちかみち)。

   Jimichi ga chikamichi.

   The straight path is the shortcut; honest work gives the best results.

Adjective

地(じ)道(みち) • (jimichi) -na (adnominal 地(じ)道(みち)な (jimichi na), adverbial 地(じ)道(みち)に (jimichi ni))

1. straight, sober, steady

   地道(じみち)な努力(どりょく)をする

   jimichina doryoku o suru

   make steady effort

Adverb

地(じ)道(みち) • (jimichi) 

1. honestly, soberly, fairly, steadily

   地道(じみち)に商売(しょうばい)する

   jimichi ni shōbai suru

   work honestly; trade fairly

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
地	道
ち Grade: 2	どう Grade: 2
on’yomi

Noun

地(ち)道(どう) • (chidō) 

1. a public street, a local road, a road without tolls