清道

Chinese

		clear; distinct; complete clear; distinct; complete; pure	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. (清道)		清	道
simp. #(清道)		清	道

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qīngdào

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄥ ㄉㄠˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qīngdào
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄥ ㄉㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cingdào
    • Wade–Giles: chʻing¹-tao⁴
    • Yale: chīng-dàu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chingdaw
    • Palladius: циндао (cindao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/

Verb

清道

1. to sweep the street; to clean the street; to clear obstacles off the road
2. (literary) to clear the way for passage of royalty or high officials

Synonyms

• (to clear the way for passage of royalty): 蹕路／跸路 (bìlù)

Derived terms

• 擁篲清道／拥篲清道
• 清道夫 (qīngdàofū)