華容道

Chinese

		Huarong	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. (華容道)		華容	道
simp. (华容道)		华容	道

Etymology

"sliding puzzle; the game of klotski"

From an adaptation of the puzzle set in the universe of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms (chapter 50). The player's objective is to obtain passage for the piece labelled Cao Cao, evoking his escapade via Huarong in the novel.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Huáróngdào

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄚˊ ㄖㄨㄥˊ ㄉㄠˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): waa⁴ jung⁴ dou⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Huáróngdào
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄚˊ ㄖㄨㄥˊ ㄉㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Huáróngdào
    • Wade–Giles: Hua²-jung²-tao⁴
    • Yale: Hwá-rúng-dàu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Hwarongdaw
    • Palladius: Хуажундао (Xuažundao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu̯ä³⁵ ʐʊŋ³⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: waa⁴ jung⁴ dou⁶
    • Yale: wàh yùhng douh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: waa⁴ jung⁴ dou⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: wa⁴ yung⁴ dou⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /waː²¹ jʊŋ²¹ tou̯²²/

Proper noun

華容道

1. (historical) Huarongdao (a place in Hubei, China)

Noun

華容道

1. Klotski (sliding puzzle)