弘道

Chinese

		great; liberal	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. (弘道)		弘	道
simp. ^#(弘道)		弘	道

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): hóngdào

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄉㄠˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: hóngdào
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄉㄠˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: hóngdào
  - Wade–Giles: hung²-tao⁴
  - Yale: húng-dàu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: horngdaw
  - Palladius: хундао (xundao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xʊŋ³⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/

Verb

弘道

(literary) to promote a cause; to propagate

Noun

弘道

(literary) the Great Way
(archaic, historical) era name of Emperor Gaozong of Tang (683)

Further reading

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

Japanese

Kanji in this term
弘	道
こう Jinmeiyō	どう Grade: 2
on'yomi

Noun

弘(こう)道(どう) • (kōdō)

mission, propagation

Synonyms

布教

Proper noun

Kanji in this term
弘	道
ひろ Jinmeiyō	みち Grade: 2
kun'yomi

弘(ひろ)道(みち) • (Hiromichi)

a male given name