| 道 | dào | road; path (CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3]) / (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) |
| 道教 | Dào jiào | Taoism / Daoism (Chinese system of beliefs) |
| 老子 | Lǎo zǐ | Laozi or Lao-tze (c. 500 BC), Chinese philosopher, the founder of Taoism / the sacred book of Daoism, 道德經|道德经[Dao4 de2 jing1] by Laozi |
| 刀 | Dāo | surname Dao |
| 得道 | dé dào | to achieve the Dao / to become an immortal |
| 三教 | Sān Jiào | the Three Doctrines (Daoism, Confucianism, Buddhism) |
| 道德经 | Dào dé jīng | the Book of Dao by Laozi or Lao-Tze, the sacred text of Daoism |
| 三教九流 | 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.) |
| 上善若水 | 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" 道德經|道德经[Dao4 de2 jing1]) |
| 玄机 | xuán jī | profound theory (in Daoism and Buddhism) / mysterious principles |
| 乩童 | 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 |
| 法宝 | fǎ bǎo | Buddha's teaching / Buddhist monk's apparel, staff etc / (Daoism) magic weapon / talisman / fig. specially effective device / magic wand |
| 李政道 | Lǐ Zhèng dào | Tsung-Dao Lee (1926–2024), Chinese American physicist, Columbia University, 1957 Nobel laureate |
| 道教徒 | Dào jiào tú | a Daoist / a follower of Daoism |
| 北岛 | Běi Dǎo | Bei Dao (1949-), Chinese poet |
| 修道 | xiū dào | to practice Daoism |
| 修行 | xiū xíng | to devote oneself to spiritual development (esp. Buddhism or Daoism) / to devote oneself to perfecting one's art or craft |
| 道系 | dào xì | (slang, coined c. 2017, contrasted with 佛系[fo2 xi4]) Dao-type, a type of person who has traits associated with a Daoist approach to life, such as being active, optimistic, earthy and forthright |
| 老庄 | Lǎo Zhuāng | Laozi and Zhuangzi (or Lao-tze and Chuang-tze), the founders of Daoism |
| 三魂七魄 | sān hún qī pò | three immortal souls and seven mortal forms in Daoism, contrasting the spiritual and carnal side of man |
| 王敦 | Wáng Dūn | Wang Dun (266-324), powerful general of Jin dynasty and brother of civil official Wang Dao 王導|王导, subsequently rebellious warlord 322-324 |
| 太阴 | tài yīn | the Moon (esp. in Daoism) |
| 七魄 | qī pò | seven mortal forms in Daoism, representing carnal life and desires / contrasted with 三魂 three immortal souls |
| 三官大帝 | sān guān dà dì | the three gods in charge of heaven, earth and water (Daoism) |
| 三魂 | sān hún | three immortal souls in Daoism, representing spirit and intellect |