左道

Chinese

		left	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. (左道)		左	道
simp. #(左道)		左	道
anagram		道左

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zuǒdào

  (Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄉㄠˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zuǒdào
    • Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄉㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zuǒdào
    • Wade–Giles: tso³-tao⁴
    • Yale: dzwǒ-dàu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzuoodaw
    • Palladius: цзодао (czodao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/

Noun

左道

1. (literary) sorcery; witchcraft

Derived terms

• 左道旁門／左道旁门
• 旁門左道／旁门左道 (pángménzuǒdào)