| 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 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) |
| 玄机 | xuán jī | profound theory (in Daoism and Buddhism) / mysterious principles |
| 刀 | Dāo | surname Dao |
| 玄武 | Xuán wǔ | Black Tortoise (the seven mansions of the north sky) / (in Daoism) God of the north sky |
| 法宝 | fǎ bǎo | Buddha's teaching / Buddhist monk's apparel, staff etc / (Daoism) magic weapon / talisman / fig. specially effective device / magic wand |
| 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 |
| 修行 | xiū xíng | to devote oneself to spiritual development (esp. Buddhism or Daoism) / to devote oneself to perfecting one's art or craft |
| 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 |
| 羽化 | yǔ huà | levitation (of Daoist immortal) / to become as light as a feather and ascend to heaven / (in Daoism) to become immortal / to die / of winged insects, to emerge from the cocoon in adult form / eclosion |
| 诸子 | zhū zǐ | various sages / refers to the classical schools of thought, e.g. Confucianism 儒[ru2] represented by Confucius 孔子[Kong3 zi3] and Mencius 孟子[Meng4 zi3], Daoism 道[dao4] by Laozi 老子[Lao3 zi3] and Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3], Mohism 墨[mo4] by Mozi 墨子[Mo4 zi3], Legalism 法[fa3] by Sunzi 孫子|孙子[Sun1 zi3] and Han Feizi 韓非子|韩非子[Han2 Fei1 zi3], and numerous others |
| 得道 | dé dào | to achieve the Dao / to become an immortal |
| 三教 | Sān Jiào | the Three Doctrines (Daoism, Confucianism, Buddhism) |
| 修道 | xiū dào | to practice Daoism |
| 飞升 | fēi shēng | to fly upwards / (fig.) to rise; to increase / (Daoism) to ascend to heaven; to achieve immortality |
| 朱雀 | Zhū què | (ancient Chinese astronomy) Zhuque, the Vermilion Bird (the southern quadrant of the sky) / (Daoism) the guardian deity of the south |
| 道县 | Dào xiàn | Dao county in Yongzhou 永州[Yong3 zhou1], Hunan |
| 太阴 | tài yīn | the Moon (esp. in Daoism) |
| 罡风 | gāng fēng | in Daoism, astral wind on which immortals may ride / strong wind |
| 道学 | dào xué | Confucian study of ethics / study of Daoism / school for Daoism in Tang and Song times / Daoist magic / another name for 理學|理学, rational learning of Song dynasty neo-Confucianism |
| 道院 | dào yuàn | Daoyuan (Sanctuary of the Dao) |
| 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.) |
| 玄之又玄 | xuán zhī yòu xuán | mystery within a mystery / the mysteries of the Dao according to Laozi 老子[Lao3 zi3] |
| 炁 | qì | (Daoism) Qi; vital force; life force (variant of 氣|气[qi4]) |
| 北岛 | Běi Dǎo | Bei Dao (1949-), Chinese poet |