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Chinese
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king; Wang (proper name)
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direction; way; method direction; way; method; road; path; principle; truth; reason; skill; Tao (of Taoism); a measure word; to say; to speak; to talk
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trad. (王道)
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王
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道
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simp. #(王道)
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王
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道
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Pronunciation
Noun
王道
- rule in the way of a legitimate king (as opposed to a despot); benevolent governance
Antonyms
See also
Japanese
Etymology
The calqued English sense further derives from Euclid's famous retort to Ptolemy I Soter, who asked of him a simpler way to access the Elements: “Sire, there is no Royal Road to geometry.”
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Noun
王道 • (ōdō) ←ワウダウ (waudau)?
- benevolent rule of a country
- proper technique, a procedure without flaws
- conventional technique/way
- 王道を行く
- ōdō o yuku
- to do (or experience) the conventional way
- 王道ポップス
- ōdō poppusu
- classic pop music
- (calque of English royal road) an easy or painless way to do something
- 学問に王道なし。
- Gakumon ni ōdō nashi.
- There is no royal road to learning.
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