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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, shadows 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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修仙
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xiū xiān |
to cultivate oneself in pursuit of immortality (esp. in Daoism) |
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道教
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Dào jiào |
Taoism; Daoism |
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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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刀
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Dāo |
surname Dao |
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得道
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dé dào |
to achieve the Dao / to become an immortal |
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龟息
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guī xī |
(Daoism, qigong etc) to breathe extremely slowly and faintly, in imitation of a turtle / (fig.) to remain in a state of minimal activity |
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三教
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Sān Jiào |
the Three Doctrines (Daoism, Confucianism, Buddhism) |
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道德经
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Dào dé jīng |
the Book of Dao by Laozi or Lao-Tze, the sacred text of Daoism |
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三教九流
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sān jiào jiǔ liú |
the Three Religions (Daoism, Confucianism, Buddhism) and Nine Schools (Confucians, Daoists, Yin-Yang, Legalists, Logicians, Mohists, Political Strategists, Eclectics, Agriculturists) / fig. people from all trades (often derog.) |
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上善若水
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shàng shàn ruò shuǐ |
the ideal is to be like water (which benefits all living things and does not struggle against them) (quotation from the "Book of Dao" 道德经) |
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玄机
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xuán jī |
profound theory (in Daoism and Buddhism) / mysterious principles |
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乩童
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jī tóng |
(Daoism) a spirit medium, often a young person, believed to be possessed by a deity during rituals, acting as an intermediary for communication between the spirit world and humans |
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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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李政道
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Lǐ Zhèng dào |
Tsung-Dao Lee (1926–2024), Chinese American physicist, Columbia University, 1957 Nobel laureate |
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道教徒
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Dào jiào tú |
a Daoist / a follower of Daoism |
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北岛
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Běi Dǎo |
Bei Dao (1949-), Chinese poet |
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修道
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xiū dào |
to practice Daoism |
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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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道系
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dào xì |
(neologism, attested by 2017) Dao-type, a type of person who has traits associated with a Daoist approach to life, such as being active, optimistic, earthy and forthright (cf. 佛系) |