地道

Chinese

		earth; ground; field earth; ground; field; place; land; (subor. part. adverbial); ‑ly	direction; way; method direction; way; method; road; path; principle; truth; reason; skill; Tao (of Taoism); a measure word; to say; to speak; to talk
simp. and trad. (地道)		地	道
anagram		道地

Pronunciation 1

Mandarin
(Pinyin): dìdào

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄧˋ ㄉㄠˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): dei⁶ dou⁶
Min Nan (POJ): tē-tō / tē-tǒ͘ / tōe-tō

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: dìdào
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄧˋ ㄉㄠˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dihdaw
  - IPA ^(key): /ti⁵¹⁻⁵³ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: dei⁶ dou⁶
  - Yale: deih douh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dei⁶ dou⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: déi⁶ dou⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /tei̯²² tou̯²²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tē-tō
  - Tâi-lô: tē-tō
  - Phofsit Daibuun: dexdoi
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /te²²⁻²¹ to²²/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /te³³⁻²¹ tɤ³³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tē-tǒ͘
  - Tâi-lô: tē-tǒo
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /te⁴¹⁻²² tɔ²²/
- (Hokkien: Taipei)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tōe-tō
  - Tâi-lô: tuē-tō
  - Phofsit Daibuun: doexdoi
  - IPA (Taipei): /tue³³⁻¹¹ to³³/

Noun

地道

Pronunciation 2

Mandarin
(Pinyin): dìdao

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄧˋ ˙ㄉㄠ
Cantonese (Jyutping): dei⁶ dou⁶
Min Nan (POJ): tē-tō / tē-tǒ͘ / tōe-tō

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: dìdao
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄧˋ ˙ㄉㄠ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dih.dau
  - IPA ^(key): /ti⁵¹ d̥ɑʊ̯¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: dei⁶ dou⁶
  - Yale: deih douh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dei⁶ dou⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: déi⁶ dou⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /tei̯²² tou̯²²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tē-tō
  - Tâi-lô: tē-tō
  - Phofsit Daibuun: dexdoi
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /te²²⁻²¹ to²²/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /te³³⁻²¹ tɤ³³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tē-tǒ͘
  - Tâi-lô: tē-tǒo
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /te⁴¹⁻²² tɔ²²/
- (Hokkien: Taipei)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tōe-tō
  - Tâi-lô: tuē-tō
  - Phofsit Daibuun: doexdoi
  - IPA (Taipei): /tue³³⁻¹¹ to³³/

Adjective

地道

authentic; genuine; typical
一個地道的澳大利亞人 [MSC, trad.]
一个地道的澳大利亚人 [MSC, simp.]
yīge dìdao de Àodàlìyàrén [Pinyin]
a typical Aussie

地道的中國菜 / 地道的中国菜 ― dìdao de zhōngguócài ― authentic Chinese food
fluent; idiomatic
她德語說得地道。 / 她德语说得地道。 ― Tā déyǔ shuō de dìdao. ― She speaks fluent German.
thorough; well-done; excellent

Synonyms

(authentic): 純粹／纯粹 (chúncuì), 純正／纯正 (chúnzhèng), (obsolete or regional) 道地 (dàodì), 是味 (shìwèi), (Min Nan) 正港

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
地	道
じ Grade: 2	みち Grade: 2
jūbakoyomi

Noun

地道 (hiragana じみち, rōmaji jimichi)

(literally) a straight path, straight road
(figuratively) the straight and narrow, honesty, diligence
地道 (じみち)が近道 (ちかみち)。
Jimichi ga chikamichi.
The straight path is the shortcut; honest work gives the best results.

Adjective

地道 (-na inflection, hiragana じみち, rōmaji jimichi)

straight, sober, steady
地道 (じみち)な努力 (どりょく)をする
jimichina doryoku o suru
make steady effort

Adverb

地道 (hiragana じみち, rōmaji jimichi)

honestly, soberly, fairly, steadily
地道 (じみち)に商売 (しょうばい)する
jimichi ni shōbai suru
work honestly; trade fairly

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
地	道
ち Grade: 2	どう Grade: 2
on’yomi

Noun

地道 (hiragana ちどう, rōmaji chidō)

a public street, a local road, a road without tolls

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