đạo
See also: Appendix:Variations of "dao"
Vietnamese
editPronunciation
edit- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗaːw˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗaːw˨˩ʔ]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗaːw˨˩˨]
Audio (Hà Nội): (file)
Etymology 1
editSino-Vietnamese word from 道 (“road; way”).
Noun
editđạo
- (formal) a code of conduct
- đạo làm con ― how to behave as a child
- đạo làm người ― humanity
- nhân đạo ― humanitarian
- phải đạo ― righteous
- Công cha như núi Thái Sơn,
Nghĩa mẹ như nước trong nguồn chảy ra.
Một lòng thờ mẹ kính cha
Cho tròn chữ hiếu mới là đạo con.- Fathers' deeds are as mountainous as Mount Tai,
Mothers' love is as everlasting as streaming water.
As a child, one is duty bound to worship their mother, to respect their father.
- Fathers' deeds are as mountainous as Mount Tai,
- religion
- đạo Thiên Chúa ― Christianity
- theo đạo ― religious
- (historical and in foreign placenames) province
- Giang Nguyên Đạo ― Gangwon province
Derived terms
editEtymology 2
editSino-Vietnamese word from 盜 (“to steal”).
Verb
editđạo
- (art) to rip off; to plagiarize
- đạo nhạc ― to rip off someone else's music
- đạo văn ― to rip off someone else's written piece or writing style
- đạo tranh ― to rip off someone else's painting
Derived terms
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