中道

Chinese

		middle; centre; within middle; centre; within; among; in; while (doing something); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark)	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. (中道)		中	道
simp. ^#(中道)		中	道

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhōngdào

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄥㄉㄠˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zung¹ dou⁶
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹tson-dau

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhōngdào
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥㄉㄠˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhongdào
  - Wade–Giles: chung¹-tao⁴
  - Yale: jūng-dàu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jongdaw
  - Palladius: чжундао (čžundao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zung¹ dou⁶
  - Yale: jūng douh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzung¹ dou⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: zung¹ dou⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ tou̯²²/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ¹tson-dau
  - MiniDict: tson^平 dau
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹tson-dau
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡soŋ⁵⁵ dɔ²¹/

Adjective

中道

(literary) middle-aged

Noun

中道

(literary) the middle of the road
(literary) middle age
(philosophy) the doctrine of the golden mean

Synonyms

(the doctrine of the golden mean): 中庸之道 (zhōngyōng zhī dào)

Derived terms

中道崩殂
中道而廢 / 中道而废 (zhōngdào'érfèi)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
中	道
ちゅう Grade: 1	どう Grade: 2
on'yomi	goon

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ちゅうどー [chùúdóó] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɨːdo̞ː]

Noun

中(ちゅう)道(どう) • (chūdō) ^{←ちゆうだう (tyuudau)^?}

(politics) middle of the road
Coordinate terms: 右派 (uha), 左派 (saha)

中(ちゅう)道(どう)右(う)派(は)
chūdō uha
right of center
on the way; midway
Synonyms: 中途 (chūto), 途中 (tochū), 半ば (nakaba), 半途 (hanto)
(Buddhism) middle way

Derived terms

中(ちゅう)道(どう)政(せい)治(じ) (chūdō seiji)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
中	道
なか Grade: 1	みち Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) なかみち [nàkáꜜmìchì] (Nakadaka – [2])^[2]
(Tokyo) なかみち [nàkámíchíꜜ] (Odaka – [4])^[2]
IPA^(key): [na̠ka̠mʲit͡ɕi]

Noun

中(なか)道(みち) • (nakamichi)

middle street
street between two lands
street through certain land

Proper noun

中(なか)道(みち) • (Nakamichi)

a surname

References

^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
中	道

Noun

中道 • (jungdo) (hangeul 중도)

hanja form^? of 중도 (“middle-of-the-road”)