外道

Chinese

		outside; in addition; foreign outside; in addition; foreign; external	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. (外道)		外	道
simp. ^#(外道)		外	道

Pronunciation 1

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wàidào

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄞˋ ㄉㄠˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ngoi⁶ dou⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: wàidào
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄞˋ ㄉㄠˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: wàidào
  - Wade–Giles: wai⁴-tao⁴
  - Yale: wài-dàu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: waydaw
  - Palladius: вайдао (vajdao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /waɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ngoi⁶ dou⁶
  - Yale: ngoih douh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ngoi⁶ dou⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: ngoi⁶ dou⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋɔːi̯²² tou̯²²/

Noun

外道

(Buddhism or figuratively) unorthodox teachings
(sports) outside lane

Derived terms

傍門外道 / 傍门外道
外道兒 / 外道儿
天魔外道
連外道路 / 连外道路
邪魔外道

Further reading

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

Pronunciation 2

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wàidao

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄞˋ ˙ㄉㄠ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ngoi⁶ dou⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: wàidao
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄞˋ ˙ㄉㄠ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: wàidåo
  - Wade–Giles: wai⁴-tao⁵
  - Yale: wài-dau
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: way.dau
  - Palladius: вайдао (vajdao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /waɪ̯⁵¹ d̥ɑʊ̯¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ngoi⁶ dou⁶
  - Yale: ngoih douh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ngoi⁶ dou⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: ngoi⁶ dou⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋɔːi̯²² tou̯²²/

Adjective

外道

over-polite

Derived terms

外道話 / 外道话

Japanese

Kanji in this term
外	道
げ Grade: 2	どう Grade: 2
goon

Etymology

From Old Japanese. First cited to the 勝鬘経義疏 (Shōman Gyōgi-sho), part of the 三経義疏 (Sangyō Gisho) Buddhist text dated to 611.^[1] In turn, from Middle Chinese 外道 (MC ngwajH dawX). Literally "outside the path".

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) げどー [gèdóó] (Heiban – [0])^[2]
IPA^(key): [ɡe̞do̞ː]

Noun

外(げ)道(どう) • (gedō) ^{←げだう (gedau)^?}

[from 611] (Buddhism) non-Buddhist teachings
Antonym: 内道 (naidō, “Buddhist teachings”, literally “inside the path”)
[from 1965] (fishing) bycatch, unintentional catch
heterodoxy, heresy
(derogatory) wrong way; illegitimate way
(derogatory) brute, wretch, fiend
お前(まえ)のような外道(げどう)に聞(き)きたくない。
Omae no yō na gedō ni kikitakunai.
I don't want to hear it from a wretch like you.

References

^ “外道”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎^[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN