厚道
Chinese
| generous; thick (for flat things) | direction; way; method direction; way; method; road; path; principle; truth; reason; skill; Tao (of Taoism); a measure word; to say; to speak; to talk | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (厚道) | 厚 | 道 | |
| simp. #(厚道) | 厚 | 道 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: hòudào → hòudao (toneless final syllable variant)
- Zhuyin: ㄏㄡˋ ㄉㄠˋ → ㄏㄡˋ ˙ㄉㄠ (toneless final syllable variant)
- Tongyong Pinyin: hòudåo
- Wade–Giles: hou4-tao5
- Yale: hòu-dau
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: how.daw
- Palladius: хоудао (xoudao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /xoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/ → /xoʊ̯⁵¹ d̥ɑʊ̯¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: hau5 dou6
- Yale: háuh douh
- Cantonese Pinyin: hau5 dou6
- Guangdong Romanization: heo5 dou6
- Sinological IPA (key): /hɐu̯¹³ tou̯²²/
- Homophones:
厚度
厚道
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hiǒ-tǒ͘
- Tâi-lô: hiǒ-tǒo
- Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /hio²² tɔ²²/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hō͘-tō
- Tâi-lô: hōo-tō
- Phofsit Daibuun: hoxdoi
- Sinological IPA (Taipei): /hɔ³³⁻¹¹ to³³/
- Sinological IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /hɔ²²⁻²¹ to²²/
- Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /hɔ³³⁻²¹ tɤ³³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
Adjective
厚道
- sincere and magnanimous; kind and honest