迂道

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Chinese

literal-minded
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. (迂道)
simp. #(迂道)

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/3 2/3 3/3 1/1
Initial () (35) (34) (34) (7)
Final () (24) (24) (24) (89)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø) Rising (X) Rising (X)
Openness (開合) Closed Closed Closed Open
Division () III III III I
Fanqie
Baxter hju 'ju 'juX dawX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/ɦɨo/ /ʔɨo/ /ʔɨoX/ /dɑuX/
Pan
Wuyun
/ɦio/ /ʔio/ /ʔioX/ /dɑuX/
Shao
Rongfen
/ɣio/ /ʔio/ /ʔioX/ /dɑuX/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/ɦuə̆/ /ʔuə̆/ /ʔuə̆X/ /dawX/
Li
Rong
/ɣio/ /ʔio/ /ʔioX/ /dɑuX/
Wang
Li
/ɣĭu/ /ĭu/ /ĭuX/ /dɑuX/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/i̯u/ /ʔi̯u/ /ʔi̯uX/ /dʱɑuX/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
dào
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
jyu4 jyu1 jyu2 dou6

Verb

迂道

  1. (archaic) to divert one's path; to go out of one's way; to alter course
  2. (archaic) byway