地道

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Chinese

earth; ground; field
earth; ground; field; place; land; (subor. part. adverbial); ‑ly
 
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. (地道)
simp. #(地道)
anagram 道地

Pronunciation 1


Noun

地道

  1. tunnel (underground or underwater passage)
  2. causeway
Synonyms
  • (tunnel):

Pronunciation 2


Adjective

地道

  1. authentic; genuine; typical
    一個地道澳大利亞人 [MSC, trad.]
    一个地道澳大利亚人 [MSC, simp.]
    yīge dìdao de Àodàlìyàrén
    a typical Aussie
    地道中國菜地道中国菜  ―  dìdao de zhōngguócài  ―  authentic Chinese food
  2. fluent; idiomatic
    德語地道 [MSC, trad.]
    德语地道 [MSC, simp.]
    Tā déyǔ shuō de dìdao.
    She speaks fluent German.
  3. thorough; well-done; excellent
Synonyms

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term

Grade: 2
みち
Grade: 2
jūbakoyomi

Pronunciation

Noun

()(みち) (jimichi

  1. (literally) a straight path, straight road
  2. (figuratively) the straight and narrow, honesty, diligence
    地道(じみち)近道(ちかみち)
    Jimichi ga chikamichi.
    The straight path is the shortcut; honest work gives the best results.

Adjective

()(みち) (jimichi-na (adnominal ()(みち) (jimichi na), adverbial ()(みち) (jimichi ni))

  1. straight, sober, steady
    地道(じみち)努力(どりょく)をする
    jimichi na doryoku o suru
    make steady effort
Conjugation

Adverb

()(みち) (jimichi

  1. honestly, soberly, fairly, steadily
    地道(じみち)商売(しょうばい)する
    jimichi ni shōbai suru
    work honestly; trade fairly

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term

Grade: 2
どう
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

()(どう) (chidō

  1. a public street, a local road, a road without tolls

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

地道 (jido) (hangeul 지도)

  1. Hanja form? of 지도.

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

地道

  1. chữ Hán form of địa đạo.