地道

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Chinese

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earth; ground; field
earth; ground; field; place; land; (subor. part. adverbial); ‑ly
 
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. (地道)
simp. #(地道)
anagram 道地

Pronunciation 1

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Noun

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地道

  1. tunnel (underground or underwater passage)
  2. causeway
Synonyms
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  • (tunnel):
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Pronunciation 2

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Adjective

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地道

  1. authentic; genuine; typical
    一個地道澳大利亞人 [MSC, trad.]
    一个地道澳大利亚人 [MSC, simp.]
    yīge dìdao de Àodàlìyàrén [Pinyin]
    a typical Aussie
    地道中國菜地道中国菜  ―  dìdao de zhōngguócài  ―  authentic Chinese food
  2. fluent; idiomatic
    德語地道 [MSC, trad.]
    德语地道 [MSC, simp.]
    Tā déyǔ shuō de dìdao. [Pinyin]
    She speaks fluent German.
  3. thorough; well-done; excellent
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Japanese

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Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 2
みち
Grade: 2
jūbakoyomi

Pronunciation

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Noun

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()(みち) (jimichi

  1. (literally) a straight path, straight road
  2. (figuratively) the straight and narrow, honesty, diligence
    地道(じみち)近道(ちかみち)
    Jimichi ga chikamichi.
    The straight path is the shortcut; honest work gives the best results.

Adjective

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()(みち) (jimichi-na (adnominal ()(みち) (jimichi na), adverbial ()(みち) (jimichi ni))

  1. straight, sober, steady
    地道(じみち)努力(どりょく)をする
    jimichi na doryoku o suru
    make steady effort
Conjugation
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Adverb

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()(みち) (jimichi

  1. honestly, soberly, fairly, steadily
    地道(じみち)商売(しょうばい)する
    jimichi ni shōbai suru
    work honestly; trade fairly

Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 2
どう
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

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Noun

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()(どう) (chidō

  1. a public street, a local road, a road without tolls

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

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Hanja in this term

Noun

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地道 (jido) (hangeul 지도)

  1. hanja form? of 지도

Vietnamese

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chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

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地道

  1. chữ Hán form of địa đạo.