道士

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	scholar; warrior; knight
trad. (道士)		道	士
simp. ^#(道士)		道	士

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): dàoshì

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄠˋ ㄕˋ

(Xi'an, Guanzhong Pinyin): dāosi

(Nanjing, Nanjing Pinyin): dāosii
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): dou⁶ si^6-2 / dou⁶ si⁶

(Dongguan, Jyutping++): dou³ si^3-2

(Taishan, Wiktionary): au⁵ lhu^5*
Gan (Wiktionary): tau⁵ si
Eastern Min (BUC): dô̤^→dò̤-dâi
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): tō-sū / tǒ-sǐr

(Teochew, Peng'im): dao⁶ se⁶ / dao⁶ su⁶
Wu (Wugniu)
- (Northern): ⁶dau-zy₆ / ²dau₆-zy₆
- (Jinhua): ³tau-sy₃
Xiang
(Changsha, Wiktionary): dau⁴ sr

(Loudi, Wiktionary): deu⁵ zzr^5*

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: dàoshì → dàoshi (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄠˋ ㄕˋ → ㄉㄠˋ ˙ㄕ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Tongyong Pinyin: dàoshi̊h
  - Wade–Giles: tao⁴-shih⁵
  - Yale: dàu-shr
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: daw.shyh
  - Palladius: даоши (daoši)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/ → /tɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʂʐ̩¹/
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    道士
- (Xi'an)
  - Guanzhong Pinyin: dāosi
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tau⁵⁵ sz̩/
- (Nanjing)
  - Nanjing Pinyin: dāosii
  - Nanjing Pinyin (numbered): dao⁴ sii⁰
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɔ⁴⁴ sz̩/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: dou⁶ si^6-2 / dou⁶ si⁶
  - Yale: douh sí / douh sih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dou⁶ si^6-2 / dou⁶ si⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: dou⁶ xi^6-2 / dou⁶ xi⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tou̯²² siː²²⁻³⁵/, /tou̯²² siː²²/
- (Dongguan, Guancheng)
  - Jyutping++: dou³ si^3-2
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɔu³² si³²⁻³⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: au⁵ lhu^5*
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /au³² ɬu³²⁻³²⁵/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: tau⁵ si
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰau¹¹ sz̩¹/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: dô̤^→dò̤-dâi
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /to²⁴²⁻²¹ ^(t-)lɑi²⁴²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tō-sū
  - Tâi-lô: tō-sū
  - Phofsit Daibuun: doixsu
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tɤ³³⁻²¹ su³³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /to³³⁻¹¹ su³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /to²²⁻²¹ su²²/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tǒ-sǐr
  - Tâi-lô: tǒ-sǐr
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /to²² sɯ²²/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: dao⁶ se⁶ / dao⁶ su⁶
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tău sṳ̆ / tău sŭ
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tau³⁵⁻¹¹ sɯ³⁵/, /tau³⁵⁻¹¹ su³⁵/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai, Chongming, Hangzhou, Ningbo)
  - Wugniu: ⁶dau-zy₆
  - MiniDict: dau^去 zy^去
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³dau-zr₃
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /dɔ²² zz̩⁴⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Chongming): /dɔ³¹ ʔzz̩³³/
  - Sinological IPA (Hangzhou): /dɔ¹¹ zz̩⁵³/
  - Sinological IPA (Ningbo): /dɔ²² zz̩⁴⁴/
- (Northern: Suzhou)
  - Wugniu: ²dau₆-zy₆
  - MiniDict: dau^去 zy^去
  - Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /dæ²² zz̩³³/
- (Jinhua)
  - Wugniu: ³tau-sy₃
  - Sinological IPA (Jinhua): /tɑu⁵³ sz̩⁵³⁵/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: dau⁴ sr
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɒu̯⁴⁵ sz̩³/
- (Loudi)
  - Wiktionary: deu⁵ zzr^5*
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɤ¹¹ d͡zz̩¹¹⁻¹/

Middle Chinese: dawX dzriX

Rime
Character	道	士
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	定 (7)	崇 (20)
Final (韻)	豪 (89)	之 (19)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	I	III
Fanqie	徒晧切	鉏里切
Baxter	dawX	dzriX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/dɑu^X/	/d͡ʒɨ^X/
Pan Wuyun	/dɑu^X/	/ɖ͡ʐɨ^X/
Shao Rongfen	/dɑu^X/	/d͡ʒie^X/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/daw^X/	/ɖ͡ʐɨ^X/
Li Rong	/dɑu^X/	/d͡ʒiə^X/
Wang Li	/dɑu^X/	/d͡ʒĭə^X/
Bernhard Karlgren	/dʱɑu^X/	/ɖ͡ʐʱi^X/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	dào	zhì
Expected Cantonese Reflex	dou⁶	zi⁶

Noun

道士

daoshi, a Taoist priest

Synonyms

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先生 (xiānshēng) (literary)
喃嘸佬 / 喃呒佬 (naam⁴ mo⁴ lou²) (Cantonese)
牛頭 / 牛头 (niútóu) (humorous)
老道 (lǎodào) (informal)
道人 (dàorén) (honorific)
道長 / 道长 (dàozhǎng) (polite)

Dialectal synonyms of 道士 (“Taoist priest”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		道士, 道人
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	老道, 道士, 道人
	Taiwan	道士, 師公
	Chengde	老道
	Chifeng	老道
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	老道
	Heihe	道士, 老道
	Qiqihar	道士, 老道
	Harbin	道士, 老道
	Jiamusi	老道
	Baicheng	道士, 老道
	Changchun	老道
	Tonghua	老道
	Shenyang	老道
	Jinzhou	道士, 老道
	Singapore	道士
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	老道
	Tangshan	道士, 老道
	Cangzhou	老道
	Baoding	道士, 老道
	Shijiazhuang	老道
	Lijin	道士, 老道
	Jinan	道士, 老道
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Dalian	老道
	Dandong	道士, 老道
	Yantai	道士, 老道
	Yantai (Muping)	道士
	Qingdao	道士
	Zhucheng	道士
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	老道士
	Lingbao	道士, 老道
	Jining	老道, 道人
	Wanrong	道人
	Linfen	道士
	Shangqiu	道士, 老道
	Yuanyang	道士, 老道
	Zhengzhou	道士, 老道
	Xinyang	道士, 老道
	Baihe	道士, 老道
	Xi'an	道士, 老道
	Baoji	老道
	Tianshui	道人
	Xining	道士, 道人
	Xuzhou	道士, 老道
	Fuyang	道士
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	道士, 老道, 道人
	Lanzhou	道士, 老道, 道人
	Dunhuang	道士
	Hami	道士
	Ürümqi	老道, 道士, 道人 dated
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	道道兒, 道士
	Nanchong	道士
	Dazhou	道士
	Hanyuan	道士
	Xichang	道士
	Zigong	道士
	Chongqing	道士
	Wuhan	道人, 老道
	Yichang	道士
	Xiangyang	道士, 老道
	Tianmen	道士
	Guiyang	道士, 道人
	Zunyi	道士
	Bijie	道士
	Liping	道士
	Zhaotong	道人
	Dali	道師, 道人
	Kunming	道士, 老道
	Mengzi	道士
	Guilin	道士
	Liuzhou	道士, 道士佬
	Jishou	道士
	Changde	道士
	Hanzhong	道士, 老道
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	道士
	Yangzhou	道士
	Lianyungang	道士, 老道
	Lianshui	道人
	Nantong	道士, 先生
	Anqing	道士
	Wuhu	道士
	Hefei	道士
	Hong'an	道士, 道人
Cantonese	Hong Kong	道士
	Taishan	道士
	Dongguan	道士
Gan	Lichuan	道士
Gan	Pingxiang	道士
Hakka	Yudu	道士
Huizhou	Jixi	道士
Huizhou	Shexian	道士
Jin	Taiyuan	道士, 老道
	Yangyuan	道士, 老道
	Datong	老道, 道人
	Xinzhou	道士, 道官
	Lüliang (Lishi)	道士, 老道
	Changzhi	道士, 老道
	Linhe	老道
	Jining	老道
	Hohhot	道士, 老道
	Erenhot	老道
	Pingshan	老道
	Zhangjiakou	道士, 老道
	Handan	道士, 老道
	Linzhou	道士
	Suide	道士
Northern Min	Jian'ou	道塊
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	道士
Southern Min	Xiamen	師公
	Quanzhou	師公
	Jinjiang	師公
	Hui'an	師公
	Zhangzhou	師公
	Taipei	師公
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	師公
	Kaohsiung	師公
	Yilan	師公
	Changhua (Lukang)	師公, 師孫
	Taichung	師公仔, 道士仔
	Tainan	師公
	Hsinchu	師公仔 face-to-face, 師孫仔 non-face-to-face
	Kinmen	師公
	Penghu (Magong)	師公
	Singapore (Hokkien)	師公
	Leizhou	三傅
	Haikou	道士
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	道公, 道公佬, 道公師, 道士佬
Wu	Shanghai	道士, 道士先生
	Shanghai (Chongming)	道士
	Suzhou	道士
	Danyang	道士
	Hangzhou	道士
	Ningbo	道士
	Wenzhou	道士
	Jinhua	道士
Xiang	Changsha	道士, 道人
Xiang	Loudi	道士

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (道士):

→ Japanese: 道士(どうし) (dōshi)
→ Korean: 도사(道士) (dosa)
→ Vietnamese: đạo sĩ (道士)

Others:

→ Manchu: ᡩᠣᠣᠰᡝ (doose)

Korean

Hanja in this term
道	士

Noun

道士 • (dosa) (hangeul 도사)

hanja form^? of 도사 (“Taoist priest”)