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Chinese[edit]
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up; on; on top up; on; on top; upon; first; previous or last; upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; to go up
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direction; way; method direction; way; method; road; path; principle; truth; reason; skill; Tao (of Taoism); a measure word; to say; to speak; to talk
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trad. (上道)
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上
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道
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simp. #(上道)
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上
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道
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Pronunciation[edit]
上道
- (literally) to go on the road
車學了幾個月還是不敢上道 [MSC, trad.]
车学了几个月还是不敢上道 [MSC, simp.]- chē xué le jǐ ge yuè háishì bùgǎn shàngdào [Pinyin]
- still afraid of driving on the roads even though one has studied driving for several months
- (figurative, colloquial) to go on the right track; to be on the right course; to know the drill or the rules
你這孩子怎麼就這麼不上道兒呢?愁死我了呦! [dialectal Mandarin, trad.]
你这孩子怎么就这么不上道儿呢?愁死我了呦! [dialectal Mandarin, simp.]- Nǐ zhè háizi zěnme jiù zènme bù shàngdàor ne? Chóu sǐ wǒ le you! [Pinyin]
- How come you (my child) are so thick? This is worrying the hell out of me!