旁門左道
Chinese
| side door; improper means | sorcery; witchcraft | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (旁門左道) | 旁門 | 左道 | |
| simp. (旁门左道) | 旁门 | 左道 | |
| Literally: “heretical sect”. | |||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Pinyin): pángménzuǒdào
- (Zhuyin): ㄆㄤˊ ㄇㄣˊ ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄉㄠˋ
- Cantonese (Jyutping): pong4 mun4 zo2 dou6
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: pángménzuǒdào
- Zhuyin: ㄆㄤˊ ㄇㄣˊ ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄉㄠˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: pángménzuǒdào
- Wade–Giles: pʻang2-mên2-tso3-tao4
- Yale: páng-mén-dzwǒ-dàu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: parngmentzuoodaw
- Palladius: панмэньцзодао (panmɛnʹczodao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pʰɑŋ³⁵ mən³⁵ t͡su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: pong4 mun4 zo2 dou6
- Yale: pòhng mùhn jó douh
- Cantonese Pinyin: pong4 mun4 dzo2 dou6
- Guangdong Romanization: pong4 mun4 zo2 dou6
- Sinological IPA (key): /pʰɔːŋ²¹ muːn²¹ t͡sɔː³⁵ tou̯²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
旁門左道
- (figurative) trickery; deviousness; underhandedness