同道

Chinese

		like; same; similar like; same; similar; together; alike; with	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. (同道)		同	道
simp. #(同道)		同	道

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tóngdào

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄉㄠˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): tung⁴ dou⁶
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): thùng-tho
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tâng-tō

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: tóngdào
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄉㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: tóngdào
    • Wade–Giles: tʻung²-tao⁴
    • Yale: túng-dàu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: torngdaw
    • Palladius: тундао (tundao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰʊŋ³⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: tung⁴ dou⁶
    • Yale: tùhng douh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tung⁴ dou⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: tung⁴ dou⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰʊŋ²¹ tou̯²²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: thùng-tho
    • Hakka Romanization System: tungˇ to
    • Hagfa Pinyim: tung² to⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /tʰuŋ¹¹ tʰo⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tâng-tō
    • Tâi-lô: tâng-tō
    • Phofsit Daibuun: dangdoi
    • IPA (Xiamen): /taŋ²⁴⁻²² to²²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /taŋ²⁴⁻²² to⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /taŋ¹³⁻²² to²²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /taŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ to³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /taŋ²³⁻³³ tɤ³³/

Noun

同道

1. (figurative) the same method; the same approach

   • 帝王治世，百代同道。 [Classical Chinese, trad. and simp.]

     From: Wang Chong, Lun Heng (Discussive Weighing), 80 CE

     Dìwáng zhìshì, bǎi dài tóngdào. [Pinyin]

     Emperors use the same approach to ruling.

2. (figurative) the same ambition and goal
3. (figurative) like-minded person
4. (figurative) person of the same trade or occupation

Synonyms

• (person of the same trade or occupation): 同行 (tóngháng)

Related terms

• 同道中人 (tóngdàozhōngrén)

Verb

同道

1. to go the same way; to be on the same path