正道

Chinese

		just (right); main; upright just (right); main; upright; straight; correct; principle; Chinese 1st month of year	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. (正道)		正	道
simp. ^#(正道)		正	道

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhèngdào

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄥˋ ㄉㄠˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zing³ dou⁶
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chèng-tō͘ / chèng-tō / chiàⁿ-tō

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhèngdào
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄥˋ ㄉㄠˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhèngdào
  - Wade–Giles: chêng⁴-tao⁴
  - Yale: jèng-dàu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenqdaw
  - Palladius: чжэндао (čžɛndao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhèngdàor
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄥˋ ㄉㄠˋㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhèngdàor
  - Wade–Giles: chêng⁴-tao⁴-ʼrh
  - Yale: jèng-dàur
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenqdawl
  - Palladius: чжэндаор (čžɛndaor)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ taʊ̯ɻʷ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zing³ dou⁶
  - Yale: jing douh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzing³ dou⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: jing³ dou⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪŋ³³ tou̯²²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chèng-tō͘
  - Tâi-lô: tsìng-tōo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zeangdo
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tɔ⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chèng-tō
  - Tâi-lô: tsìng-tō
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zeangdoi
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡siɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ to²²/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiàⁿ-tō
  - Tâi-lô: tsiànn-tō
  - Phofsit Daibuun: cviardoi
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siã²¹⁻⁴¹ tɤ³³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡siã¹¹⁻⁵³ to³³/

Noun

正道

(literally) official road; main track
(figurative) right way; correct path; normal course of action
(figurative) correct principle; principle way
(neologism, derogatory, politics) Atlanticist

Synonyms

(right way):

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正路 (zhènglù)
正軌 / 正轨 (zhèngguǐ)
正途 (zhèngtú)

Derived terms

八正道 (bāzhèngdào)
明公正道
明堂正道

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (正道):

→ Japanese: 正道(せいどう) (seidō)
→ Korean: 정도(正道) (jeongdo)
→ Vietnamese: chính đạo (正道)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
正	道
せい Grade: 1	どう Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) せーどー [sèédóó] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [se̞ːdo̞ː]

Noun

正(せい)道(どう) • (seidō) ^{←せいだう (seidau)^?}

correct path, path of righteousness, path of justice

Coordinate terms

邪道(じゃどう) (jadō)

References

^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
正	道

Noun

正道 • (jeongdo) (hangeul 정도)

hanja form^? of 정도 (“right way; correct path”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
正	道

Noun

正道

chữ Hán form of chính đạo (“the correct path; a noble practice; righteous conduct”)

[NHK-1] NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

[DJR-2] Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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