道士
ㄉㄠˋ ㄕˋ
“Daoist priest; follower of Daoism; in older usage, a Daoist adept or immortal; broadly, a person of Daoist cultivation or wisdom.”
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道
ㄉㄠˋ
road; path; way; method; principle; truth; doctrine; skill; art; to say; classifier for long things, barriers, questions, commands, courses, steps.
士
ㄕˋ
Bachelor; scholar or gentleman (historical); soldier or specialist worker; honorific term for men; a member of the lowest rank of nobility (historical).
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- 知道ㄓ ㄉㄠˋto know; to be aware of; to understand; to realize
- 人士ㄖㄣˊ ㄕˋperson; figure; public figure; a term for people in general; a personage
- 道路ㄉㄠˋ ㄌㄨˋroad; path; way; a route for vehicles or pedestrians; figuratively, a method, means, or course of action.
- 博士ㄅㄛˊ ㄕˋdoctor (academic degree); PhD holder; (historical) court academician or learned scholar; (old) title for a specialist or master of a trade.
- 說道ㄕㄨㄛ ㄉㄠˋto say; to state (the quoted words); to discuss; reason behind something
- 道理ㄉㄠˋ ㄌㄧˇreason; principle; sense; a course of action; moral principle; justification
- 難道ㄋㄢˊ ㄉㄠˋused in rhetorical questions to express surprise or disbelief; don't tell me...; could it be that...?
- 道德ㄉㄠˋ ㄉㄜˊmoral principles governing behavior; ethics; virtue; standards of right conduct in society
- 味道ㄨㄟˋ ㄉㄠˋtaste (of food or drink); smell; odor; flavor; (fig.) feeling; sense; interest; delight; charm; (fig.) to savor or appreciate meaning.
- 問道ㄨㄣˋ ㄉㄠˋto ask the way; to ask for directions; to inquire about the path
- 道歉ㄉㄠˋ ㄑㄧㄢˋto apologize; to express regret or say sorry to someone for a fault or offense.
- 管道ㄍㄨㄢˇ ㄉㄠˋa pipe or tube for conveying fluids; a pipeline; (fig.) a channel or means (of communication, supply, etc.)