道具

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	tool; device; utensil tool; device; utensil; equipment; instrument
trad. (道具)		道	具
simp. #(道具)		道	具

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dàojù

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄠˋ ㄐㄩˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): dou⁶ geoi⁶
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tǒ͘-kū / tō-kū / tō-kī

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dàojù
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄠˋ ㄐㄩˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dàojyù
    • Wade–Giles: tao⁴-chü⁴
    • Yale: dàu-jyù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dawjiuh
    • Palladius: даоцзюй (daoczjuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕy⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: dou⁶ geoi⁶
    • Yale: douh geuih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dou⁶ goey⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: dou⁶ gêu⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tou̯²² kɵy̯²²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tǒ͘-kū
    • Tâi-lô: tǒo-kū
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tɔ²² ku⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tō-kū
    • Tâi-lô: tō-kū
    • Phofsit Daibuun: doixku
    • IPA (Xiamen): /to²²⁻²¹ ku²²/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tō-kī
    • Tâi-lô: tō-kī
    • Phofsit Daibuun: doixki
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /to²²⁻²¹ ki²²/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 道具

1. (theater, film, etc.) prop; theatrical property
2. (Buddhism) implement (an accessory that aids one in the Way)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
道	具
どう Grade: 2	ぐ Grade: 3
goon

Noun

道(どう)具(ぐ) • (dōgu) 

1. tool (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)
2. a means, something used to perform an operation

Synonyms

• 用具(ようぐ) (yōgu)

Hyponyms

• 工具(こうぐ) (kōgu), 農具(のうぐ) (nōgu)

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Korean

Hanja in this term
道	具

Noun

道具 • (dogu) (hangeul 도구)

1. Hanja form^? of 도구 (“instrument, tool, kit”).