道理

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Chinese

direction; way; method
direction; way; method; road; path; principle; truth; reason; skill; Tao (of Taoism); a measure word; to say; to speak; to talk
 
to manage; to heed; to put in order
to manage; to heed; to put in order; reason; logic; science; inner principle or structure
 
trad. (道理) 道 理
simp. #(道理) 道 理

Pronunciation

Noun

道理

  1. reason; argument; sense; logic
    不講道理／不讲道理  ―  bù jiǎng dàolǐ  ―  to be unreasonable
    你說得有道理。／你说得有道理。  ―  Nǐ shuō de yǒu dàolǐ.  ―  You have a point.
  2. principle; rule; truth; philosophy
    人生道理  ―  rénshēng dàolǐ  ―  philosophies of life
    這句話的道理你應該清楚。 [MSC, trad.]
    这句话的道理你应该清楚。 [MSC, simp.]
    Zhè jù huà de dàolǐ nǐ yīnggāi qīngchǔ.
    You should understand the principle contained in this sentence.
  3. way; plan

Synonyms

  • (reason):
  • (principle):
  • (way):

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (道理):

Japanese

Kanji in this term
道 理
どう
Grade: 2 		り
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

道(どう)理(り) • (dōri) 

  1. reason, logic, sense, principle
    彼(かれ)の意(い)見(けん)は道(どう)理(り)に適(かな)っていない。
    Kare no iken wa dōri ni kanatte inai.
    His opinion doesn't make sense.

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ 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

Korean

Hanja in this term
道理

Noun

道理 • (dori) (hangeul 도리)

  1. hanja form? of 도리 (“duty; way, method, means”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
道理

Noun

道理

  1. chữ Hán form of đạo lí (“moral code, principles, standards; moral philosophy”).
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