白道

Chinese

		white; empty; blank white; empty; blank; bright; clear; plain; pure; gratuitous	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. (白道)		白	道
simp. #(白道)		白	道
anagram		道白

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): báidào

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄞˊ ㄉㄠˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: báidào
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄞˊ ㄉㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: báidào
    • Wade–Giles: pai²-tao⁴
    • Yale: bái-dàu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bairdaw
    • Palladius: байдао (bajdao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /paɪ̯³⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: báidàor
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄞˊ ㄉㄠˋㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: báidàor
    • Wade–Giles: pai²-tao⁴-ʼrh
    • Yale: bái-dàur
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bairdawl
    • Palladius: байдаор (bajdaor)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /paɪ̯³⁵ taʊ̯ɻʷ⁵¹/

Noun

白道

1. orbit of the Moon, or the apparent path of the Moon in the sky; lunar orbit
2. (literary) wide road
3. (literary) gap; space
4. (figurative) legitimate way or organization; circle of officials

Antonyms

• 黑道 (hēidào)

Verb

白道

1. (literary) to explain reasons

Proper noun

白道

1. (historical) a place in modern Hohhot