王道

Chinese

		king; Wang (proper name)	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. (王道)		王	道
simp. #(王道)		王	道

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wángdào

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄤˊ ㄉㄠˋ

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ông-tō

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wángdào
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄤˊ ㄉㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wángdào
    • Wade–Giles: wang²-tao⁴
    • Yale: wáng-dàu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wangdaw
    • Palladius: вандао (vandao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɑŋ³⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ông-tō
    • Tâi-lô: ông-tō
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ongdoi
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ɔŋ²⁴⁻²² to²²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ɔŋ²⁴⁻²² to⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɔŋ¹³⁻²² to²²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ to³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɔŋ²³⁻³³ tɤ³³/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 王道

1. rule in the way of a legitimate king (as opposed to a despot); benevolent governance

Antonyms

• 霸道 (bàdào)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
王	道
おう Grade: 1	どう Grade: 2
on'yomi

Noun

王(おう)道(どう) • (ōdō) ^{←ワウダウ (waudau)?}

1. benevolent rule of a country
2. proper technique, a procedure without flaws
3. (calque of English royal road) an easy or painless way to do something

   学問(がくもん)に王道(おうどう)なし。

   Gakumon ni ōdō nashi.

   There is no royal road to learning.

References

• 2001, 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten) (in Japanese), Tokyo: Shogakukan.