| 小道具 |
xiǎo dào jù |
(theater) hand prop (wine glass, pistol etc) |
| 小 |
xiǎo |
small / tiny / few / young |
| 小道 |
xiǎo dào |
bypath / trail / bribery as a means of achieving a goal / minor arts (Confucian reference to agriculture, medicine, divination, and other professions unworthy of a gentleman) |
| 道 |
dào |
road; path (CL:条,股) / (bound form) way; reason; principle / (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization / (Daoism) the Way; the Dao / to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) / (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) / classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process / (old) circuit (administrative division) |
| 道具 |
dào jù |
(theater) prop / paraphernalia / (gaming) item; artifact |
| 具 |
jù |
tool / device / utensil / equipment / instrument / talent / ability / to possess / to have / to provide / to furnish / to state / classifier for devices, coffins, dead bodies |