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道家

道家

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	home; family; -ist home; family; -ist; -er; -ian; measure word for stores and schools
simp. and trad. (道家)		道	家

Proper noun

道家

Taoism; Daoism (as a philosophy)

See also

道教 (dàojiào)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): dàojiā

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄚ
Cantonese (Jyutping): dou⁶ gaa¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: dàojiā
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄚ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dawjia
  - IPA ^(key): /tɑʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯a̠⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
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    到家
    道家
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: dou⁶ gaa¹
  - Yale: douh gā
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dou⁶ gaa¹
  - IPA ^(key): /tou̯²² kɑː⁵⁵/