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道 (dou6) — say; speak; talk; tell in Cantonese

douˍ₆道
Mandarin Pinyin: dao4

Meaning of 道

nounsay; speak; talk; tell
nounskill; artistry; craft; technique
nounthink; suppose; wonder
nounroad; way; path; street
nounclassifier for doors, walls, orders, etc
nounTaoism; Taoist; morals
noundoctrine; principle; teachings
nounchannel; course; method

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Example Sentences with 道

自從新聞報道話椰子又好又盛, 呢一帶食肆都食住條水, 推出各種各樣同椰子有關嘅小食。
Ever since the news reported that coconuts were good and all, the entire stretch of eateries here seize the opportunity to serve snacks made from coconuts.
gaau˗₃教zaiˊ²仔neoiˊ²女ziu˗₃要maanˍ₆慢maanˊ²慢gongˊ²講douˍ₆道lei5,理，hoiˉ¹開ngaangˍ₆硬gungˉ¹弓mˎ₄唔dakˉ¹得gaa˗₃㗎。
To teach children, one must explain the rationale; going by force won't work.
隻狗好似嗅到乜味道噉，開始大聲吠
The dog seems to have sniffed and picked up some scent and started to bark.
大家都知道亞雄吹水功夫一流，佢可以將一件簡單嘅事講到天花龍鳳嚟吸引人。
Everyone knows Ah Hung is really good at talking. He can capture his audience by making a simple matter so sophisticated.
ngoˏ₅我matˉ¹乜jeˏ₅嘢douˉ¹都ziˉ¹知douˍ₆道saaiˉ¹晒！
I have discovered all.
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Words Containing 道

格雷的五十道陰影gaak3 leoi4 dik1 ng5 sap6 dou6 jam1 jing2
Fifty Shades of Grey
大道東daai6 dou6 dung1
Abbreviation for Queen's Road East (皇后大道東) runs between Happy Valley (快活谷) and Wan Chai (灣仔). It forks to the south from Queensway (金鐘道) near Justice Drive (正義道), where Queensway turns into Hennessy Road. It runs along the old northern shoreline of Hong Kong Island.
電視佈道家din6 si6 bou3 dou6 gaa1
a televangelist
道德dou6 dak1
moral; virtue; morality; ethics
盜亦有道dou6 jik6 jau5 dou6
honor among thieves
行人隧道hang4 jan4 seoi6 dou6
pedestrian subway; underpass
中庸之道zung1 jung4 zi1 dou6
middle of the road; Doctrine of the Mean
道德經dou6 dak1 ging1
Tao Te Ching (The Book of the Way and its Virtue) by Lao Tzu
黃道wong4 dou6
ecliptic
雙行道soeng1 hong2 dou6
dual-carriageway road; divided road
道德敗壞dou6 dak1 baai6 waai6
depravity
道士dou6 si2
南無佬, 喃巫佬

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