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道
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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 etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process / (old) circuit (administrative division) |
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道教
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Dào jiào |
Taoism / Daoism (Chinese system of beliefs) |
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玄机
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xuán jī |
profound theory (in Daoism and Buddhism) / mysterious principles |
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刀
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Dāo |
surname Dao |
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玄武
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Xuán wǔ |
Black Tortoise (the seven mansions of the north sky) / (in Daoism) God of the north sky |
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法宝
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fǎ bǎo |
Buddha's teaching / Buddhist monk's apparel, staff etc / (Daoism) magic weapon / talisman / fig. specially effective device / magic wand |
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老子
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Lǎo zǐ |
Laozi or Lao-tze (c. 500 BC), Chinese philosopher, the founder of Taoism / the sacred book of Daoism, 道德经 by Laozi |
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修行
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xiū xíng |
to devote oneself to spiritual development (esp. Buddhism or Daoism) / to devote oneself to perfecting one's art or craft |
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三魂七魄
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sān hún qī pò |
three immortal souls and seven mortal forms in Daoism, contrasting the spiritual and carnal side of man |
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羽化
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yǔ huà |
levitation (of Daoist immortal) / to become as light as a feather and ascend to heaven / (in Daoism) to become immortal / to die / of winged insects, to emerge from the cocoon in adult form / eclosion |
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诸子
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zhū zǐ |
various sages / refers to the classical schools of thought, e.g. Confucianism 儒 represented by Confucius 孔子 and Mencius 孟子, Daoism 道 by Laozi 老子 and Zhuangzi 庄子, Mohism 墨 by Mozi 墨子, Legalism 法 by Sunzi 孙子 and Han Feizi 韩非子, and numerous others |
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得道
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dé dào |
to achieve the Dao / to become an immortal |
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三教
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Sān Jiào |
the Three Doctrines (Daoism, Confucianism, Buddhism) |
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修道
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xiū dào |
to practice Daoism |
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飞升
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fēi shēng |
to fly upwards / (fig.) to rise; to increase / (Daoism) to ascend to heaven; to achieve immortality |
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朱雀
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Zhū què |
(ancient Chinese astronomy) Zhuque, the Vermilion Bird (the southern quadrant of the sky) / (Daoism) the guardian deity of the south |
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道县
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Dào xiàn |
Dao county in Yongzhou 永州, Hunan |
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太阴
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tài yīn |
the Moon (esp. in Daoism) |
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罡风
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gāng fēng |
in Daoism, astral wind on which immortals may ride / strong wind |
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道学
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dào xué |
Confucian study of ethics / study of Daoism / school for Daoism in Tang and Song times / Daoist magic / another name for 理学, rational learning of Song dynasty neo-Confucianism |