惡道

Chinese

		evil; to hate; to loathe evil; to hate; to loathe; nauseated	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. (惡道)		惡	道
simp. (恶道)		恶	道

(This form in the hanzi box is uncreated: "恶道".)

Etymology

Calque of Sanskrit दुर्गति (durgati, “bad path”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): èdào

(Zhuyin): ㄜˋ ㄉㄠˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: èdào
  - Zhuyin: ㄜˋ ㄉㄠˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: èdào
  - Wade–Giles: o⁴-tao⁴
  - Yale: è-dàu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ehdaw
  - Palladius: эдао (edao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/

Noun

惡道

(Buddhism) an unfortunate state of rebirth.
- 作何行業，墮於惡道。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  作何行业，堕于恶道。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: 地藏菩薩本願經
  Zuò hé hángyè, duò yú èdào. [Pinyin]
  What profession were you in that led to your rebirth into a bad path?

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