道長

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	long; length; forever long; length; forever; always; constantly; chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop
trad. (道長)		道	長
simp. (道长)		道	长

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): dàozhǎng

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄠˋ ㄓㄤˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): dou⁶ zoeng²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: dàozhǎng
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄠˋ ㄓㄤˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: dàojhǎng
  - Wade–Giles: tao⁴-chang³
  - Yale: dàu-jǎng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dawjaang
  - Palladius: даочжан (daočžan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: dou⁶ zoeng²
  - Yale: douh jéung
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dou⁶ dzoeng²
  - Guangdong Romanization: dou⁶ zêng²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tou̯²² t͡sœːŋ³⁵/

Noun

道長

(polite) Taoist priest

Synonyms

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)
道士 (dàoshì)

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