魔道

Chinese

		devil	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. (魔道)		魔	道
simp. ^#(魔道)		魔	道

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): módào

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄛˊ ㄉㄠˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): mo¹ dou⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: módào
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄛˊ ㄉㄠˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: módào
  - Wade–Giles: mo²-tao⁴
  - Yale: mwó-dàu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: modaw
  - Palladius: модао (modao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mu̯ɔ³⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: mo¹ dou⁶
  - Yale: mō douh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mo¹ dou⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: mo¹ dou⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɔː⁵⁵ tou̯²²/

Noun

魔道

(Buddhism) the world of evil
(figurative) evil course; wrong path

Related terms

邪道 (xiédào)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (魔道):

→ Japanese: 魔道(まどう) (madō)
→ Korean: 마도(魔道) (mado)
→ Vietnamese: ma đạo (魔道)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
魔	道
ま Grade: S	どう Grade: 2
on'yomi

Noun

魔(ま)道(どう) • (madō)

The dark side, the path of evil, evil ways
(Buddhism): One of the heavens, home of the devas; alternately, the underworld, the land of yomi
magic

Synonyms

魔術(まじゅつ) (majutsu)
魔法(まほう) (mahō)
魔導(まどう) (madō)
奇道(きどう) (kidō)
妖道(ようどう) (yōdō)
鬼道(きどう) (kidō)

Derived terms

魔道師(まどうし) (madōshi): evil priest or sorcerer
魔道士(まどうし) (madōshi): evil priest or sorcerer

See also

六道(ろくどう) (rokudō): (Buddhism) the six realms of rebirth

Korean

Hanja in this term
魔	道

Noun

魔道 • (mado) (hangeul 마도)

hanja form^? of 마도 (“a wicked path”)