道行

Chinese

	direction; way; method direction; way; method; road; path; principle; truth; reason; skill; Tao (of Taoism); a measure word; to say; to speak; to talk	to go; to do; capable to go; to do; capable; all right; competent; OK; to travel; temporary; to walk; will do; behaviour; conduct; a row; profession; professional
trad. (道行)	道	行
simp. ^#(道行)	道	行
anagram	行道

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): dàohéng, dàoháng, dàoxíng

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄠˋ ㄏㄥˊ, ㄉㄠˋ ㄏㄤˊ, ㄉㄠˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): dou⁶ hang⁶
Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): dao⁶ hêng⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland China)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: dàohéng → dàoheng (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄠˋ ㄏㄥˊ → ㄉㄠˋ ˙ㄏㄥ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Tongyong Pinyin: dàohe̊ng
  - Wade–Giles: tao⁴-hêng⁵
  - Yale: dàu-heng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: daw.herng
  - Palladius: даохэн (daoxɛn)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɑʊ̯⁵¹ xɤŋ³⁵/ → /tɑʊ̯⁵¹ xɤŋ¹/
- (Standard Chinese, common variant; standard in Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: dàoháng → dàohang (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄠˋ ㄏㄤˊ → ㄉㄠˋ ˙ㄏㄤ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Tongyong Pinyin: dàohång
  - Wade–Giles: tao⁴-hang⁵
  - Yale: dàu-hang
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: daw.harng
  - Palladius: даохан (daoxan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɑʊ̯⁵¹ xɑŋ³⁵/ → /tɑʊ̯⁵¹ xɑŋ¹/
- (Standard Chinese, common mispronunciation)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: dàoxíng
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄠˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: dàosíng
  - Wade–Giles: tao⁴-hsing²
  - Yale: dàu-syíng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dawshyng
  - Palladius: даосин (daosin)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɑʊ̯⁵¹ ɕiŋ³⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    道行
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: dou⁶ hang⁶
  - Yale: douh hahng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dou⁶ hang⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: dou⁶ heng⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tou̯²² hɐŋ²²/
Southern Min
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: dao⁶ hêng⁶
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tău hĕng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tau³⁵⁻¹¹ heŋ³⁵/

Noun

道行

monk training (of Buddhist and Taoist monks)
skill
ability to practice self-restraint

Synonyms

(skill):

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一手
人才 (réncái)
伎倆／伎俩 (jìliǎng) (literary)
俊才 (jùncái)
兩手／两手 (liǎngshǒu)
力 (lì) (literary, or in compounds)
力量 (lìliàng)
功力 (gōnglì)
功夫 (gōngfu) (especially in martial arts)
天才 (tiāncái) (genius)
才具 (cáijù) (formal)
才力 (cáilì)
才器 (cáiqì) (literary)
才幹／才干 (cáigàn)
才情 (cáiqíng)
手段 (shǒuduàn)
手法 (shǒufǎ)
手眼 (shǒuyǎn)
才能 (cáinéng)
手腕 (shǒuwàn)
手腕子 (shou³ onn³ zr) (Xiang)
才華／才华 (cáihuá)
技巧 (jìqiǎo)
把式 (bǎshì) (dialectal)
技能 (jìnéng)
技藝／技艺 (jìyì)
技術／技术 (jìshù)
招數／招数 (zhāoshù)
本事
本領／本领 (běnlǐng)
材幹／材干 (cáigān) (Classical Chinese)
能力 (nénglì)
能為／能为 (néngwéi) (literary, dialectal)
能耐 (néngnài) (colloquial)
能量 (néngliàng)
花頭／花头 (Wu)
著數／着数
解數／解数
資力／资力 (zīlì)
路數／路数 (lùshù)
身手 (shēnshǒu)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (道行):

→ Japanese: 道行(どうぎょう) (dōgyō)
→ Vietnamese: đạo hạnh (道行)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
道	行
どう Grade: 2	ぎょう Grade: 2
goon

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
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Noun

道(どう)行(ぎょう) • (dōgyō) ^{←だうぎやう (daugyau)^?}

(Buddhism) practice of Buddhism, especially by monks

Proper noun

道(どう)行(ぎょう) • (Dōgyō) ^{←だうぎやう (Daugyau)^?}

(historical) a monk, purportedly a native of 新羅 (Shiragi, “Silla”) who attempted to escape with the 草薙剣 (Kusanagi no Tsurugi, literally “grasscutting sword”), but was returned due to a rainstorm [early 14th–mid 14th c., attested in The Tale of the Heike]

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
道	行
みち Grade: 2	ゆ(き) Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Compound of 道 (michi, “road”) +‎ 行き (yuki, “going”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of verb 行く (yuku), “to go”).^[1]^[2]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) みちゆき [mìchíyúkí] (Heiban – [0])^[2]
IPA^(key): [mʲit͡ɕijɯ̟kʲi]

Noun

道(みち)行(ゆき) • (michiyuki)

Alternative spelling of 道行き (michiyuki): a travel, journey; a traditional Japanese overcoat; an elopement

Proper noun

道(みち)行(ゆき) • (Michiyuki)

a surname
a male or female given name

References

^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[KDJ-1] Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN

[DJR-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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