八正道

Chinese

		eight	official road; main track; right way official road; main track; right way; correct path; normal course of action
trad. (八正道)		八	正道
simp. ^#(八正道)		八	正道

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bāzhèngdào

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄚㄓㄥˋ ㄉㄠˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): baat³ zing³ dou⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: bāzhèngdào
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄚㄓㄥˋ ㄉㄠˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: bajhèngdào
  - Wade–Giles: pa¹-chêng⁴-tao⁴
  - Yale: bā-jèng-dàu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bajenqdaw
  - Palladius: бачжэндао (bačžɛndao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pä⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: baat³ zing³ dou⁶
  - Yale: baat jing douh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: baat⁸ dzing³ dou⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: bad³ jing³ dou⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /paːt̚³ t͡sɪŋ³³ tou̯²²/

Proper noun

八正道

(Buddhism) noble eightfold path
Synonym: 八聖道 / 八圣道

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (八正道):

→ Japanese: 八正道(はっしょうどう) (hasshōdō)
→ Korean: 팔정도(八正道) (paljeongdo)
→ Vietnamese: bát chính đạo (八正道)

Further reading

Ding, Fubao (丁福保) (1922), “八正道” in 佛學大辭典 [A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms].

Japanese

Kanji in this term
八	正	道
はち > はっ Grade: 1	しょう Grade: 1	どう Grade: 2
goon

Alternative spelling
八聖道

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) はっしょーどー [hàsshóꜜòdòò] (Nakadaka – [3])^[1]
IPA^(key): [ha̠ɕːo̞ːdo̞ː]

Proper noun

八(はっ)正(しょう)道(どう) • (Hasshōdō) ^{←はつしやうだう (Fatusyaudau)^?}

(Buddhism) the noble eightfold path

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
八	正	道

Noun

八正道

chữ Hán form of bát chính đạo (“noble eightfold path”)