道勞

Chinese

		direction; way; method direction; way; method; road; path; principle; truth; reason; skill; Tao (of Taoism); a measure word; to say; to speak; to talk	toil
trad. (道勞)		道	勞
simp. (道劳)		道	劳

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): dàoláo

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄠˋ ㄌㄠˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): dou⁶ lou⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: dàoláo
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄠˋ ㄌㄠˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: dàoláo
  - Wade–Giles: tao⁴-lao²
  - Yale: dàu-láu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dawlau
  - Palladius: даолао (daolao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɑʊ̯⁵¹ lɑʊ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: dou⁶ lou⁴
  - Yale: douh lòuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dou⁶ lou⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: dou⁶ lou⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tou̯²² lou̯²¹/

Verb

道勞

(dated) to thank somebody for taking the trouble

Synonyms

道乏 (dàofá)