dào

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "dao"

Mandarin

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

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Romanization

dào (dao4, Zhuyin ㄉㄠˋ)

  1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 道
  2. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 倌
  3. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 到
  4. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 噵
  5. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 导
  6. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 尌
  7. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 幫／帮
  8. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 悼
  9. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 檤
  10. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 洬
  11. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 濢
  12. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 燺
  13. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 瓙
  14. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 盜／盗
  15. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 稲, 稻
  16. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 纛
  17. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 翿／𰭣
  18. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 菿
  19. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 衜
  20. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 衟
  21. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 蹈
  22. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 軇／𮜶
  23. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 陵
  24. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 㔑
  25. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 燾／焘

ǃXóõ

Noun

dào (tone II, class 1, plural dào-tê)

  1. road, way
    Kí dào tí āhʻā kì?
    When?

Usage notes

The plural is a member of Noun Class 4.

Derived terms

  • dào kōo kàʻ`ã = always (lit. all way)
  • dào tíi kì / dào tíi = today
  • dào tíi kì = now

See also

References

  • Traill, Anthony (1994) Rainer Voßen, editor, A ǃXóõ Dictionary (Quellen zur Khoisan-Forschung/Research in Khoisan Studies; 9), Köln/Cologne: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag, →ISBN
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