Tao

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Etymology 1 Edit

From the Wade-Giles romanization of Mandarin 道 (Dào, literally “The Way”) Wade-Giles romanization: Tao⁴.

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Alternative forms Edit

(from Hanyu Pinyin) Dao, dao
(also from Wade-Giles) tao

Pronunciation Edit

IPA^(key): /daʊ/, /taʊ/
Rhymes: -aʊ

Proper noun Edit

Tao

(Chinese philosophy) In Taoism, The Way, specifically the transcendental basis of nature and, and/or the ideal way to live one's life.
- 2013, Al Gore, The Future: Six Drivers of Global Change‎^[1], New York: Random House, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page xx:
  Nor is progress exclusively a Western invention. Many interpret the Tao of ancient China as a guide for those who wish to progress as they make their way forward in the world—though its conception of progress is very different from what emerged in the West.

Translations Edit

Chinese philosophical term

Chinese:
Cantonese: 道 (yue) (dou⁶)

Mandarin: 道 (zh) (dào)
Finnish: tao (fi)
Korean: 도(道) (ko) (do)
Polish: dao (pl) n, tao (pl) n
Russian: да́о (ru) (dáo)
Vietnamese: đạo (vi) (道)

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Hungarian: tao (hu)

Noun Edit

Tao (countable and uncountable, plural Taos)

Alternative form of tao (“art or skill in harmony with essential nature”)

Etymology 2 Edit

Proper noun Edit

Tao

A unisex given name from Mandarin

References Edit

“Tao”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
“Tao, pn.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
“Tao”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.