dao
See also: Dao and Appendix:Variations of "dao"
English
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -aʊ
Etymology 1
- From the pinyin romanization of Chinese 道 (Dào, literally “the Way”) or (dào, "circuit").
- From the pinyin romanization of Chinese 刀 (dāo, literally “single-edged blade”)
Proper noun
dao
- (Chinese philosophy) Alternative form of Tao: the way of nature and/or the ideal way to live one's life.
Noun
dao (usually uncountable, plural daos)
- (historical) Synonym of circuit: various administrative divisions of imperial and early Republican China.
- A Chinese sword with a curved, single-edged blade, primarily used for slashing and chopping
Etymology 2
Noun
dao (plural daos)
- Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template.; a large tree of the family Anacardiaceae; the argus pheasant tree.
- The hard strong wood of the dao used for veneers and cabinetwork.
Anagrams
Cebuano
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: da‧o
Noun
dao
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- the edible fruit of this tree
- the wood from this tree
Limburgish
Pronunciation
Adverb
dao
Synonyms
Pronunciation
Adverb
dao
- for that reason
Mandarin
Romanization
dao
- Nonstandard spelling of dāo.
- Nonstandard spelling of dáo.
- Nonstandard spelling of dǎo.
- Nonstandard spelling of dào.
Usage notes
- Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.
Tagalog
Etymology
Compare Cebuano dao, Kapampangan dau and Indonesian dahu.
Pronunciation
Noun
dao
Vietnamese
Etymology
From Proto-Vietic *-taːw, a non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 刀 (“knife”, SV: đao). Compare North Central Vietnamese đao.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zaːw˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [jaːw˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [jaːw˧˧]
- Homophone: Dao; giao
Noun
(classifier con) dao • (刀, 釖, 鉸)
Derived terms
- dao lam (“razor blade”)
- dao cạo (“razor”)
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- en:Philosophy
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- English countable nouns
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- English terms borrowed from Cebuano
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- Cebuano lemmas
- Cebuano nouns
- ceb:Fruits
- ceb:Sumac family plants
- ceb:Trees
- ceb:Woods
- Limburgish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Limburgish lemmas
- Limburgish adverbs
- Mandarin non-lemma forms
- Mandarin pinyin
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- Tagalog 2-syllable words
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- tl:Sumac family plants
- tl:Trees
- Vietnamese terms inherited from Proto-Vietic
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- vi:Cutlery
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