外道

Chinese

		outside; in addition; foreign outside; in addition; foreign; external	direction; way; method direction; way; method; road; path; principle; truth; reason; skill; Tao (of Taoism); a measure word; to say; to speak; to talk
trad. (外道)		外	道
simp. #(外道)		外	道

Pronunciation 1

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wàidào

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄞˋ ㄉㄠˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ngoi⁶ dou⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wàidào
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄞˋ ㄉㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wàidào
    • Wade–Giles: wai⁴-tao⁴
    • Yale: wài-dàu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: waydaw
    • Palladius: вайдао (vajdao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /waɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ngoi⁶ dou⁶
    • Yale: ngoih douh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ngoi⁶ dou⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: ngoi⁶ dou⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋɔːi̯²² tou̯²²/

Noun

外道

1. (Buddhism or figuratively) unorthodox teachings
2. (sports) outside lane

Derived terms

• 傍門外道 / 傍门外道
• 外道兒 / 外道儿
• 天魔外道
• 連外道路 / 连外道路
• 邪魔外道

Further reading

• Ding, Fubao (丁福保) (1922), “外道” in 佛學大辭典 [A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms].

Pronunciation 2

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wàidao

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄞˋ ˙ㄉㄠ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ngoi⁶ dou⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wàidao
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄞˋ ˙ㄉㄠ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wàidåo
    • Wade–Giles: wai⁴-tao⁵
    • Yale: wài-dau
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: way.dau
    • Palladius: вайдао (vajdao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /waɪ̯⁵¹ d̥ɑʊ̯¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ngoi⁶ dou⁶
    • Yale: ngoih douh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ngoi⁶ dou⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: ngoi⁶ dou⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋɔːi̯²² tou̯²²/

Adjective

外道

1. over-polite

Derived terms

• 外道話 / 外道话

Japanese

Kanji in this term
外	道
げ Grade: 2	どう Grade: 2
goon

Etymology

From Old Japanese. First cited to the 勝鬘経義疏 (Shōman Gyōgi-sho), part of the 三経義疏 (Sangyō Gisho) Buddhist text dated to 611. In turn, from Middle Chinese 外道 (MC ngwajH dawX). Literally "outside the path".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡe̞do̞ː]
• (Tokyo) げどー [gèdóó] (Heiban – [0])

Noun

外(げ)道(どう) • (gedō) ^{←げだう (gedau)?}

1. [from 611] (Buddhism) non-Buddhist teachings

   Antonym: 内道 (naidō, “Buddhist teachings”, literally “inside the path”)

2. [from 1965] (fishing) bycatch, unintentional catch
3. heterodoxy, heresy
4. (derogatory) wrong way; illegitimate way
5. (derogatory) brute, wretch, fiend

   お前(まえ)のような外道(げどう)に聞(き)きたくない。

   Omae no yō na gedō ni kikitakunai.

   I don't want to hear it from a wretch like you.

References

• “外道”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[2] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
外	道

Noun

外道

1. chữ Hán form of ngoại đạo:
   1. one who believes in a different religion
   2. unorthodox teachings; heresy; heterodoxy