道路

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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
 
 road; path; way
trad. (道路) 道 路
simp. #(道路) 道 路
2nd round simp. 辺路

Pronunciation

Rime
Character 道 路
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial (聲) 定 (7) 來 (37)
Final (韻) 豪 (89) 模 (23)
Tone (調) Rising (X) Departing (H)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division (等) I I
Fanqie 徒晧切 洛故切
Baxter dawX luH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang 		/dɑuX/ /luoH/
Pan
Wuyun 		/dɑuX/ /luoH/
Shao
Rongfen 		/dɑuX/ /loH/
Edwin
Pulleyblank 		/dawX/ /lɔH/
Li
Rong 		/dɑuX/ /loH/
Wang
Li 		/dɑuX/ /luH/
Bernard
Karlgren 		/dʱɑuX/ /luoH/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex 		dào lù
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex 		dou6 lou6
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character 道 路
Reading # 2/2 1/1
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin) 		dào lù
Middle
Chinese 		‹ dawX › ‹ luH ›
Old
Chinese 		/*ˁuʔ/ /*Cə.rˁak-s/
English way road

Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:

* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;

* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 道 路
Reading # 1/1 1/1
No. 11669 3856
Phonetic
component 		首 各
Rime
group 		幽 暮
Rime
subdivision 		1 0
Corresponding
MC rime 		道 路
Old
Chinese 		/*l'uːʔ/ /*ɡ·raːɡs/

Noun

道路

  1. (literally, figuratively) road
    城市道路  ―  chéngshì dàolù  ―  urban road
    地面道路  ―  dìmiàn dàolù  ―  ground-level road
    高架道路  ―  gāojià dàolù  ―  elevated road
    分離式道路／分离式道路  ―  fēnlí shì dàolù  ―  split road
    主要道路  ―  zhǔyào dàolù  ―  main road
    道路交通信息  ―  dàolù jiāotōng xìnxī  ―  traffic information
    道路作業／道路作业  ―  dàolù zuòyè  ―  road work
    注意分離式道路。 [MSC, trad.]
    注意分离式道路。 [MSC, simp.]
    Zhùyì fēnlíshì dàolù.
    Split road ahead.
  2. (literally, figuratively) path; way; trail
    鋪平道路／铺平道路  ―  pūpíng dàolù  ―  to pave the way
    開闢新的道路／开辟新的道路  ―  kāipì xīn de dàolù  ―  to blaze new trails
    中國特色社會主義道路 [MSC, trad.]
    中国特色社会主义道路 [MSC, simp.]
    Zhōngguó tèsè shèhuì zhǔyì dàolù
    a path of socialism with Chinese characteristics

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 路 (“road; path”)
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 路, 道路
Northeastern Mandarin Beijing 道兒, 路
Taiwan 路
Chifeng 路
Hulunbuir (Hailar) 路
Harbin 路, 道兒
Shenyang 路
Singapore 路
Jilu Mandarin Tianjin 路, 道
Tangshan 路
Cangzhou 路
Baoding 路, 道兒
Shijiazhuang 路
Weifang (Weicheng) 路
Weifang (Fangzi) 路
Changle 道兒
Shouguang 道兒
Wulian 路
Jinan 道, 路
Jiaoliao Mandarin Yantai (Muping) 道
Qingdao 路, 道兒
Weifang (Hanting) 道兒, 道路兒
Changyi 道兒
Gaomi 道兒, 路
Zhucheng 路
Anqiu 路
Linqu 道兒
Qingzhou 道兒
Central Plains Mandarin Luoyang 路
Wanrong 路
Zhengzhou 路
Xi'an 路
Xining 路
Yanqi 路
Xuzhou 路
Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) 路
Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan) 路
Lanyin Mandarin Yinchuan 路
Lanzhou 路
Ürümqi 路
Southwestern Mandarin Chengdu 路
Chongqing 路
Wuhan 路
Guiyang 路
Kunming 路
Guilin 路
Pingle 路
Liuzhou 路
Luzhai 路
Nanning (Wuming) 路
Binyang (Nanjie) 路
Hechi (Yizhou) 路, 半邊路
Luocheng (Dongmen) 路
Tianlin (Langping) 路
Jianghuai Mandarin Nanjing 路
Yangzhou 路
Nantong 路
Hefei 路
Cantonese Guangzhou 路
Hong Kong 路
Taishan 路
Taishan (Guanghai) 路
Dongguan 路
Yunfu 路
Yangjiang 路
Maoming (Xinpo) 路
Nanning 路
Wuzhou 路
Yulin 路
Hepu (Lianzhou) 路
Hepu (Shatian) 路
Guiping (Jintian) 路
Guiping (Jiangkou) 路
Guiping (Madong) 路
Baise 路
Qinzhou 路
Qinzhou (Xiniujiao) 路
Beihai 路
Beihai (Nankang) 路
Beihai (Yingpan) 路
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) 路
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) 路
Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) 路
Chongzuo (Laituan) 路
Fusui (Qujiu) 路
Sanya (Yanglan Maihua) 路
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) 路
Singapore (Guangfu) 路
Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) 路
Móng Cái 路
Mandalay (Taishan) 路
Gan Nanchang 路
Pengze 路
Lichuan 路
Pingxiang 路
Hakka Meixian 路
Yudu 路
Miaoli (N. Sixian) 路
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) 路
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) 路
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) 路
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) 路
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) 路
Luchuan (Daqiao) 路
Bobai (Shahe) 路
Bobai (Longtan) 路
Bobai (Lingping) 路
Beiliu (Gonghe, Xilang) 路
Guilin (Xiaojiang, Lingui) 路
Senai (Huiyang) 路
Singkawang 路
Huizhou Jixi 路
Shexian 路
Jin Taiyuan 道兒, 路, 路兒
Datong 路, 道兒
Datong (Xicetian, Yunzhou) 路
Xinzhou 道, 路
Changzhi 路
Linhe 路
Jining 路
Hohhot 路
Zhangjiakou 路
Handan 路
Northern Min Jian'ou 墿
Jian'ou (Dikou) 墿
Songxi 墿
Zhenghe 墿
Zhenghe (Zhenqian) 墿
Jianyang 墿
Wuyishan 墿
Pucheng (Shibei) 路
Eastern Min Fuzhou 墿
Fuzhou (Changle) 墿
Lianjiang 墿
Fuqing 墿
Yongtai 墿
Minqing 墿
Gutian 墿
Luoyuan 墿
Fu'an 墿
Ningde 墿
Shouning 墿
Zhouning 墿
Fuding 墿
Matsu 墿
Southern Min Xiamen 路
Quanzhou 路
Yongchun 路
Zhangzhou 路
Zhao'an 路
Tainan 路
Singapore (Hokkien) 路
Manila (Hokkien) 路
Longyan 路
Datian 路
Pingnan (Shangdu) 路
Pingnan (Pingtian) 路
Guiping (Xiaowen) 路
Guiping (Dongsheng) 路
Guilin (Biyange) 路
Chaozhou 路
Bangkok (Teochew) 路
Johor Bahru (Teochew) 路
Singapore (Teochew) 路
Leizhou 路
Haikou 路
Puxian Min Putian 墿
Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang) 墿
Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang) 墿
Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu) 墿
Xianyou 墿
Xianyou (Fengting) 墿
Xianyou (Youyang) 墿
Central Min Yong'an 墿
Sanming (Shaxian) 墿
Nanping (Wangtai, Yanping) 墿
Southern Pinghua Nanning (Tingzi) 路
Northern Pinghua Guilin (Dahe) 路
Guilin (Dabu) 路
Guilin (Wutong, Lingui) 路
Guilin (Liangjiang, Lingui) 路
Guilin (Liutang, Lingui) 路
Lingchuan (Sanjie) 路
Lingchuan (Shuangzhou) 路
Shehua Fu'an 路
Fuding 路
Luoyuan 路
Sanming 路
Shunchang 路
Hua'an 路
Guixi (Zhangping) 路
Cangnan 路
Jingning (Hexi) 路
Lishui 路
Longyou 路
Chaozhou 路
Fengshun 路
Wu Shanghai 路
Shanghai (Chongming) 路
Suzhou 路
Danyang 路
Hangzhou 路
Ningbo 路
Wenzhou 路
Jinhua 路
Yiwu 路
Xiang Changsha 路
Loudi 路
Shuangfeng 路
Quanzhou 路

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (道路):
  • → Japanese: 道(どう)路(ろ) (dōro)
  • → Korean: 도로(道路) (doro)

See also

Japanese

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道路 (dōro): a road.
Kanji in this term
道 路
どう
Grade: 2 		ろ
Grade: 3
on'yomi

Etymology

/dauro/ → /dɔːro/ → /doːro/

From Middle Chinese 道路 (dɑuX luoH). Compare modern Mandarin 道路 (dàolù), Cantonese 道路 (dou6 lou6).

Pronunciation

Noun

道(どう)路(ろ) • (dōro) ←だうろ (dauro)?

  1. road, street, a way for local traffic

Derived terms

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  • Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
道路

Noun

道路 • (doro) (hangeul 도로)

  1. hanja form? of 도로 (“road, thoroughfare”)
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