中道

Chinese
 
middle; centre; within
middle; centre; within; among; in; while (doing sth); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark)
 
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. (中道) 中 道
simp. #(中道) 中 道

Pronunciation

Adjective

中道

  1. (literary) middle-aged

Noun

中道

  1. (literary) the middle of the road
  2. (literary) middle age
  3. (philosophy) the doctrine of the golden mean

Synonyms
  • (the doctrine of the golden mean): 中庸之道 (zhōngyōng zhī dào)

Derived terms

Japanese

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
中 道
ちゅう
Grade: 1		 どう
Grade: 2
on’yomi goon

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) ちゅうどー [chùúdóó] (Heiban – [0])[1][2]
  • IPA(key): [t͡ɕɨᵝːdo̞ː]

Noun

中(ちゅう)道(どう) • (chūdō) ←ちゆうだう (tyuudau)?

  1. (politics) middle of the road
    Coordinate terms: 右派 (uha), 左派 (saha)
    中(ちゅう)道(どう)右(う)派(は)
    chūdō uha
    right of center
  2. on the way; midway
    Synonyms: 中途 (chūto), 途中 (tochū), 半ば (nakaba), 半途 (hanto)
  3. (Buddhism) middle way
Derived terms

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
中 道
なか
Grade: 1		 みち
Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) なか​みち [nàkáꜜmìchì] (Nakadaka – [2])[2]
  • (Tokyo) なかみち​ [nàkámíchíꜜ] (Odaka – [4])[2]
  • IPA(key): [na̠ka̠mʲit͡ɕi]

Noun

中(なか)道(みち) • (nakamichi) 

  1. middle street
  2. street between two lands
  3. street through certain land

Proper noun

中(なか)道(みち) • (Nakamichi) 

  1. a surname

References
  1. Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean
Hanja in this term
中道

Noun

中道 • (jungdo) (hangeul 중도)

  1. Hanja form? of 중도 (“middle-of-the-road”).
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