上道

Chinese

		up; on; on top up; on; on top; upon; first; previous or last; upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; to go up	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. (上道)		上	道
simp. #(上道)		上	道

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shàngdào

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄤˋ ㄉㄠˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): soeng⁵ dou⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shàngdào
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄤˋ ㄉㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shàngdào
    • Wade–Giles: shang⁴-tao⁴
    • Yale: shàng-dàu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shanqdaw
    • Palladius: шандао (šandao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shàngdàor
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄤˋ ㄉㄠˋㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shàngdàor
    • Wade–Giles: shang⁴-tao⁴-ʼrh
    • Yale: shàng-dàur
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shanqdawl
    • Palladius: шандаор (šandaor)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ taʊ̯ɻʷ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: soeng⁵ dou⁶
    • Yale: séuhng douh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: soeng⁵ dou⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: sêng⁵ dou⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sœːŋ¹³ tou̯²²/

Verb

上道

1. (literally) to go on the road

   車學了幾個月還是不敢上道 [MSC, trad.]
   车学了几个月还是不敢上道 [MSC, simp.]

   chē xué le jǐ ge yuè háishì bùgǎn shàngdào [Pinyin]

   still afraid of driving on the roads even though one has studied driving for several months

2. (figurative, colloquial) to go on the right track; to be on the right course; to know the drill or the rules

   你這孩子怎麼就這麼不上道兒呢？愁死我了呦！ [dialectal Mandarin, trad.]
   你这孩子怎么就这么不上道儿呢？愁死我了呦！ [dialectal Mandarin, simp.]

   Nǐ zhè háizi zěnme jiù zènme bù shàngdàor ne? Chóu sǐ wǒ le you! [Pinyin]

   How come you (my child) are so thick? This is worrying the hell out of me!