當道

Chinese

		to act as; represent; equal to act as; represent; equal; should; fitting; suitable; adequate; proper; replace; to be; to hold a position; manage; withstand; when; during; ought; match equally; same; obstruct; just at (a time or place); on the spot; right; just at	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. (當道)		當	道
simp. (当道)		当	道

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dāngdào

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄤ ㄉㄠˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): dong¹ dou⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dāngdào
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄤ ㄉㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dangdào
    • Wade–Giles: tang¹-tao⁴
    • Yale: dāng-dàu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dangdaw
    • Palladius: дандао (dandao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɑŋ⁵⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: dong¹ dou⁶
    • Yale: dōng douh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dong¹ dou⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: dong¹ dou⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɔːŋ⁵⁵ tou̯²²/

Verb

當道

1. to be in the way
2. to be in vogue