小道

Chinese

		small; tiny; few small; tiny; few; young	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. (小道)		小	道
simp. #(小道)		小	道

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiǎodào

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄉㄠˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): siu² dou⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiǎodào
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄉㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siǎodào
    • Wade–Giles: hsiao³-tao⁴
    • Yale: syǎu-dàu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheaudaw
    • Palladius: сяодао (sjaodao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: siu² dou⁶
    • Yale: síu douh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: siu² dou⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: xiu² dou⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siːu̯³⁵ tou̯²²/

Noun

小道

1. bypath; trail
2. bribery as a means of achieving a goal
3. (Confucianism) minor arts

Synonyms

• (bypath): 小徑／小径 (xiǎojìng)

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “minor arts”): 大道 (dàdào)

Derived terms

• 小道消息 (xiǎodào xiāoxī)
• 羊腸小道／羊肠小道 (yángchángxiǎodào)

 

Japanese

Kanji in this term
小	道
こ Grade: 1	みち Grade: 2
kun’yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 小道 – see the following entry.

【こみち】 [noun] path, lane, footpath Alternative spellings 小路, 小径, 径, 小逕, 逕, 蹊

(This term, 小道, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)