頭頭是道

Chinese

		head; chief; boss head; chief; boss; each; every	be; yes; this	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. (頭頭是道)		頭頭	是	道
simp. (头头是道)		头头	是	道

Etymology

Originally a Buddhist term, meaning the Tao is everywhere.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): tóutóushìdào

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄡˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄕˋ ㄉㄠˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): tau⁴ tau⁴ si⁶ dou⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: tóutóushìdào
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄡˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄕˋ ㄉㄠˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tourtourshyhdaw
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰoʊ̯³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: tau⁴ tau⁴ si⁶ dou⁶
  - Yale: tàuh tàuh sih douh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tau⁴ tau⁴ si⁶ dou⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: teo⁴ teo⁴ xi⁶ dou⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰɐu̯²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹ siː²² tou̯²²/

Idiom

頭頭是道

clear and logical; closely reasoned and well argued

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