中道

Chinese

		middle; centre; within middle; centre; within; among; in; while (doing sth); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark)	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. (中道)		中	道
simp. #(中道)		中	道

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhōngdào

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄥ ㄉㄠˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zung¹ dou⁶
• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ¹tson-dau

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhōngdào
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥ ㄉㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhongdào
    • Wade–Giles: chung¹-tao⁴
    • Yale: jūng-dàu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jongdaw
    • Palladius: чжундао (čžundao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zung¹ dou⁶
    • Yale: jūng douh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzung¹ dou⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: zung¹ dou⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ tou̯²²/
• Wu
  • (Shanghai):
    • Wugniu: ¹tson-dau
    • MiniDict: tson^平 dau
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹tson-dau
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡soŋ⁵⁵ dɔ²¹/

Adjective

中道

1. (literary) middle-aged

Noun

中道

1. (literary) the middle of the road
2. (literary) middle age
3. (philosophy) the doctrine of the golden mean

Synonyms

• (the doctrine of the golden mean): 中庸之道 (zhōngyōng zhī dào)

Derived terms

• 中道崩殂
• 中道而廢／中道而废 (zhōngdào'érfèi)

 

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
中	道
ちゅう Grade: 1	どう Grade: 2
on’yomi	goon

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ちゅうどー [chùúdóó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɨᵝːdo̞ː]

Noun

中(ちゅう)道(どう) • (chūdō) ^{←ちゆうだう (tyuudau)?}

1. (politics) middle of the road

   Coordinate terms: 右派 (uha), 左派 (saha)

   中(ちゅう)道(どう)右(う)派(は)

   chūdō uha

   right of center

2. on the way; midway

   Synonyms: 中途 (chūto), 途中 (tochū), 半ば (nakaba), 半途 (hanto)

3. (Buddhism) middle way

Derived terms

• 中(ちゅう)道(どう)政(せい)治(じ) (chūdō seiji)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
中	道
なか Grade: 1	みち Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) なか​みち [nàkáꜜmìchì] (Nakadaka – [2])
• (Tokyo) なかみち​ [nàkámíchíꜜ] (Odaka – [4])
• IPA^(key): [na̠ka̠mʲit͡ɕi]

Noun

中(なか)道(みち) • (nakamichi) 

1. middle street
2. street between two lands
3. street through certain land

Proper noun

中(なか)道(みち) • (Nakamichi) 

1. a surname

Korean

Hanja in this term
中	道

Noun

中道 • (jungdo) (hangeul 중도)

1. Hanja form^? of 중도 (“middle-of-the-road”).