惡道

Chinese

		evil; to hate; to loathe evil; to hate; to loathe; nauseated	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. (惡道)		惡	道
simp. (恶道)		恶	道

Etymology

Calque of Sanskrit दुर्गति (durgati, “bad path”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): èdào

  (Zhuyin): ㄜˋ ㄉㄠˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: èdào
    • Zhuyin: ㄜˋ ㄉㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: èdào
    • Wade–Giles: o⁴-tao⁴
    • Yale: è-dàu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ehdaw
    • Palladius: эдао (edao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/

Noun

惡道

1. (Buddhism) an unfortunate state of rebirth.

   • 作何行業，墮於惡道。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     作何行业，堕于恶道。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: 地藏菩薩本願經

     Zuò hé hángyè, duò yú èdào. [Pinyin]

     What profession were you in that led to your rebirth into a bad path?