頭頭是道
Chinese
be; yes; this | direction; way; method direction; way; method; road; path; principle; truth; reason; skill; Tao (of Taoism); a measure word; to say; to speak; to talk | |||
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trad. (頭頭是道) | 頭頭 | 是 | 道 | |
simp. (头头是道) | 头头 | 是 | 道 |
Etymology
Originally a Buddhist term, meaning the Tao is everywhere.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄊㄡˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄕˋ ㄉㄠˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: tóutóushìhdào
- Wade–Giles: tʻou2-tʻou2-shih4-tao4
- Yale: tóu-tóu-shr̀-dàu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tourtourshyhdaw
- Palladius: тоутоушидао (toutoušidao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰoʊ̯³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: tau4 tau4 si6 dou6
- Yale: tàuh tàuh sih douh
- Cantonese Pinyin: tau4 tau4 si6 dou6
- Guangdong Romanization: teo4 teo4 xi6 dou6
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰɐu̯²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹ siː²² tou̯²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
(deprecated template usage) 頭頭是道