道學

Chinese

		direction; way; method direction; way; method; road; path; principle; truth; reason; skill; Tao (of Taoism); a measure word; to say; to speak; to talk	learn; study; science learn; study; science; ‑ology
trad. (道學)		道	學
simp. (道学)		道	学

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dàoxué

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄠˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): dou⁶ hok⁶
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tō-ha̍k

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dàoxué
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄠˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dàosyué
    • Wade–Giles: tao⁴-hsüeh²
    • Yale: dàu-sywé
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dawshyue
    • Palladius: даосюэ (daosjue)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɑʊ̯⁵¹ ɕy̯ɛ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: dou⁶ hok⁶
    • Yale: douh hohk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dou⁶ hok⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: dou⁶ hog⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tou̯²² hɔːk̚²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tō-ha̍k
    • Tâi-lô: tō-ha̍k
    • Phofsit Daibuun: doixhak
    • IPA (Xiamen): /to²²⁻²¹ hak̚⁴/

Proper noun

道學

1. (philosophy) Neo-Confucianism

Synonyms

• 理學／理学 (lǐxué)
• 宋明理學／宋明理学 (Sòng-Míng Lǐxué)

Noun

道學

1. (figuratively) rigid adherence to rules; pedantry