道學

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	learn; study; science learn; study; science; ‑ology
trad. (道學)		道	學
simp. (道学)		道	学

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): dàoxué

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄠˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): dou⁶ hok⁶
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tō-ha̍k

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: dàoxué
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄠˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: dàosyué
  - Wade–Giles: tao⁴-hsüeh²
  - Yale: dàu-sywé
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dawshyue
  - Palladius: даосюэ (daosjue)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɑʊ̯⁵¹ ɕy̯ɛ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: dou⁶ hok⁶
  - Yale: douh hohk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dou⁶ hok⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: dou⁶ hog⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tou̯²² hɔːk̚²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tō-ha̍k
  - Tâi-lô: tō-ha̍k
  - Phofsit Daibuun: doixhak
  - IPA (Xiamen): /to²²⁻²¹ hak̚⁴/

Proper noun

道學

(philosophy) Neo-Confucianism

Synonyms

理學／理学 (lǐxué)
宋明理學／宋明理学 (Sòng-Míng Lǐxué)

Noun

道學

(figuratively) rigid adherence to rules; pedantry