說道

See also: 说道

Chinese

		to speak; to say; persuade (politically)	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. (說道)		說	道
simp. (说道)		说	道

Pronunciation

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• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shuōdào

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄨㄛ ㄉㄠˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): syut³ dou⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shuōdào → shuōdao (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄛ ㄉㄠˋ → ㄕㄨㄛ ˙ㄉㄠ (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shuodåo
    • Wade–Giles: shuo¹-tao⁵
    • Yale: shwō-dau
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shuo.daw
    • Palladius: шодао (šodao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/ → /ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ d̥ɑʊ̯²/
    • Homophones:
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed) (說道兒／说道儿)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shuōdàor
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄛ ㄉㄠˋㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shuodàor
    • Wade–Giles: shuo¹-tao⁴-ʼrh
    • Yale: shwō-dàur
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shuodawl
    • Palladius: шодаор (šodaor)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ taʊ̯ɻʷ⁵¹/

Note: The toneless final syllable variant is used for the colloquial senses only, while erhuayin is used for the noun sense only.

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: syut³ dou⁶
    • Yale: syut douh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: syt⁸ dou⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: xud³ dou⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /syːt̚³ tou̯²²/

Verb

說道

1. (colloquial) to speak
2. (colloquial) to discuss
3. (formal) to say

Usage notes

• The colloquial senses are used chiefly in a reduplicated pattern.
• The formal sense is used chiefly when quoting direct speech.

Synonyms

• (to discuss):

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• 交涉 (jiāoshè)
• 傾／倾 (king¹) (Cantonese, informal)
• 協商／协商 (xiéshāng)
• 協議／协议 (xiéyì)
• 口語／口语 (kǒuyǔ) (archaic)
• 商榷 (shāngquè) (chiefly in an academic context)
• 商討／商讨 (shāngtǎo)
• 商談／商谈 (shāngtán)
• 商議／商议 (shāngyì)
• 商量 (shāngliang)
• 接接 (Hokkien)
• 接洽 (jiēqià) (formal)
• 插話／插话 (Hokkien)
• 會談／会谈 (huìtán)
• 槌摃鐵／槌𫼱铁 (Hokkien)
• 比接 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)
• 洽商 (qiàshāng)
• 洽談／洽谈 (qiàtán)
• 申論／申论 (shēnlùn)
• 研究 (yánjiū)
• 磋商 (cuōshāng) (formal)
• 磋議／磋议 (cuōyì)
• 磨合 (móhé) (figurative)
• 觸牙／触牙 (Hokkien)
• 言說／言说 (yánshuō) (formal)
• 言論／言论 (yánlùn)
• 言辭／言辞 (yáncí) (literary)
• 計謀／计谋 (jìmóu) (literary)
• 計議／计议 (jìyì) (literary)
• 計較／计较
• 討論／讨论 (tǎolùn)
• 評／评 (píng) (literary, or in compounds)
• 評論／评论 (pínglùn)
• 說／说
• 說合／说合 (shuōhé)
• 談判／谈判 (tánpàn)
• 談論／谈论 (tánlùn)
• 謀慮／谋虑 (móulǜ) (literary)
• 議／议 (yì)
• 議論／议论 (yìlùn)
• 錦議／锦议 (Hokkien)
• 闡論／阐论 (chǎnlùn) (literary)

 

Noun

說道

1. (colloquial) reason; argument; sense; logic

Synonyms

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• 來由／来由 (láiyóu)
• 原因 (yuányīn)
• 因由 (yīnyóu)
• 因端 (Hokkien)
• 因致端 (Hokkien)
• 基因 (jīyīn) (dated)
• 張本／张本 (zhāngběn) (literary)
• 成因 (chéngyīn)
• 所以然 (suǒyǐrán)
• 根由 (gēnyóu)
• 理由 (lǐyóu)
• 緣故／缘故 (yuángù)
• 緣由／缘由 (yuányóu)
• 緣起／缘起 (yuánqǐ)
• 肇因 (zhàoyīn)
• 言因 (Anxi Hokkien)
• 起因 (qǐyīn)
• 道理 (dàolǐ)
• 關係／关系