外道
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Chinese
outside; in addition; foreign outside; in addition; foreign; external |
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. (外道) | 外 | 道 | |
| simp. #(外道) | 外 | 道 | |
Pronunciation 1
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄨㄞˋ ㄉㄠˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: wàidào
- Wade–Giles: wai4-tao4
- Yale: wài-dàu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: waydaw
- Palladius: вайдао (vajdao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /waɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ngoi6 dou6
- Yale: ngoih douh
- Cantonese Pinyin: ngoi6 dou6
- Guangdong Romanization: ngoi6 dou6
- Sinological IPA (key): /ŋɔːi̯²² tou̯²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
外道
Derived terms
Further reading
- Ding, Fubao (丁福保) (1922),
“外道” in 佛學大辭典 .
Pronunciation 2
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄨㄞˋ ˙ㄉㄠ
- Tongyong Pinyin: wàidåo
- Wade–Giles: wai4-tao5
- Yale: wài-dau
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: way.dau
- Palladius: вайдао (vajdao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /waɪ̯⁵¹ d̥ɑʊ̯¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ngoi6 dou6
- Yale: ngoih douh
- Cantonese Pinyin: ngoi6 dou6
- Guangdong Romanization: ngoi6 dou6
- Sinological IPA (key): /ŋɔːi̯²² tou̯²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Adjective
外道
Derived terms
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 外 | 道 |
| げ Grade: 2 |
どう Grade: 2 |
| goon | |
Etymology
From Old Japanese. First cited to the 勝鬘経義疏 (Shōman Gyōgi-sho), part of the 三経義疏 (Sangyō Gisho) Buddhist text dated to 611.[1] In turn, from Middle Chinese 外道 (MC ngwajH dawX). Literally "outside the path".
Pronunciation
Noun
- (Buddhism) non-Buddhist teachings
- Antonym: 内道 (naidō, “Buddhist teachings”, literally “inside the path”)
- (fishing) bycatch, unintentional catch
- heterodoxy, heresy
- (derogatory) wrong way; illegitimate way
- (derogatory) brute, wretch, fiend
- お前のような外道に聞きたくない。
- Omae no yō na gedō ni kikitakunai.
- I don't want to hear it from a wretch like you.
- お前のような外道に聞きたくない。
References
- ^ “外道”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN