難道
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See also: 难道
Chinese[edit]
disaster; distress; to scold disaster; distress; to scold; difficult (to...); problem; difficulty; difficult; not good |
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. (難道) | 難 | 道 | |
simp. (难道) | 难 | 道 |
Etymology[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “A compound meaning '[Is it a] difficult way'?”)
Pronunciation[edit]
Adverb[edit]
難道
- (rhetorical question) Indicates a rhetorical question: surely it doesn't mean that...; is it possible that...
Usage notes[edit]
Particles like 嗎/吗 (ma), 不成 (bùchéng), etc. are often placed at the end of the sentence.
Synonyms[edit]
Dialectal synonyms of 難道 (“could it be that; is it possible that”) [map]
Variety | Location | Words |
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Classical Chinese | 莫非, 豈, 莫不是 | |
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 莫非, 豈, 難道, 莫不是 | |
Mandarin | Beijing | 難道, 難不成, 甭 |
Taiwan | 難道, 難不成 | |
Xuzhou | 難說 | |
Cantonese | Guangzhou | 唔通 |
Hong Kong | 唔通 | |
Taishan | 唔成, 敢係, 唔得旨, 毋旨, 毋旨估 | |
Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 無成, 敢講, 敢係 |
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 無成, 敢講, 敢係 | |
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 無成, 敢講, 敢係 | |
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 無成, 敢講, 敢會, 敢係 | |
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 無成, 毋成, 敢講, 敢係 | |
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 無敢, 敢講, 敢會, 敢係 | |
Southern Min | Xiamen | 敢, 總無 |
Quanzhou | 敢, 總無, 攏無 | |
Zhangzhou | 敢, 總無 | |
Tainan | 敢 | |
Manila (Hokkien) | 敢 | |
Shantou | 未是 | |
Jieyang | 未是, 敢, 敢是 | |
Wu | Shanghai | 只勿 |
Shanghai (Chongming) | 難算得 | |
Xiang | Changsha | 冇過 |
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