霸道

See also: 覇道

Chinese

		feudal chief; rule by force; tyrant feudal chief; rule by force; tyrant; lord; master; hegemon; usurp	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. (霸道)		霸	道
simp. #(霸道)		霸	道

Pronunciation 1

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bàdào

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄚˋ ㄉㄠˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bàdào
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄚˋ ㄉㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bàdào
    • Wade–Giles: pa⁴-tao⁴
    • Yale: bà-dàu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bahdaw
    • Palladius: бадао (badao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pä⁵¹⁻⁵³ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/

Noun

霸道

1. rule by might (as opposed to the way of a legitimate king who practices benevolent governance); governance in a despotic way

Antonyms

• 王道 (wángdào)

Pronunciation 2

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bàdào

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄚˋ ㄉㄠˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): baa³ dou⁶
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): pa-tho
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): pà-tō / pà-tō͘

  (Teochew, Peng'im): ba³ dao⁶

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁵po-dau; ⁵pa-dau

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bàdào → bàdao (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄚˋ ㄉㄠˋ → ㄅㄚˋ ˙ㄉㄠ (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bàdåo
    • Wade–Giles: pa⁴-tao⁵
    • Yale: bà-dau
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bah.daw
    • Palladius: бадао (badao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pä⁵¹⁻⁵³ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/ → /pä⁵¹ d̥ɑʊ̯¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: baa³ dou⁶
    • Yale: ba douh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: baa³ dou⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: ba³ dou⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /paː³³ tou̯²²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: pa-tho
    • Hakka Romanization System: ba to
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ba⁴ to⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /pa⁵⁵ tʰo⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Singapore)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pà-tō
    • Tâi-lô: pà-tō
    • Phofsit Daibuun: pardoi
    • IPA (Taipei): /pa¹¹⁻⁵³ to³³/
    • IPA (Singapore): /pa²¹⁻⁴² to²²/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /pa²¹⁻⁵³ to²²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /pa²¹⁻⁴¹ tɤ³³/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pà-tō͘
    • Tâi-lô: pà-tōo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: pardo
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /pa⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tɔ⁴¹/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: ba³ dao⁶
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: pà tău
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pa²¹³⁻⁵⁵ tau³⁵/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁵po-dau; ⁵pa-dau
    • MiniDict: po^去 dau; pa^去 dau
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²po-dau; ²pa-dau
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /po³³ dɔ⁴⁴/, /pa³³ dɔ⁴⁴/

Adjective

霸道

1. (of a person, method, etc.) overbearing; high-handed

   這人真霸道，一點兒道理也不講。 [MSC, trad.]
   这人真霸道，一点儿道理也不讲。 [MSC, simp.]

   Zhè rén zhēn bàdao, yīdiǎnr dàolǐ yě bù jiǎng. [Pinyin]

   This person is overbearing and refuses to talk any sense.

Synonyms

• (Hokkien) 壓霸／压霸 (ah-pà)

Derived terms

• 強橫霸道／强横霸道
• 橫兇霸道／横凶霸道
• 橫行霸道／横行霸道 (héngxíngbàdào)

 

Pronunciation 3

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bàdao, bàdào

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄚˋ ˙ㄉㄠ, ㄅㄚˋ ㄉㄠˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bàdao
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄚˋ ˙ㄉㄠ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bàdåo
    • Wade–Giles: pa⁴-tao⁵
    • Yale: bà-dau
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bah.dau
    • Palladius: бадао (badao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pä⁵¹ d̥ɑʊ̯¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, variant in Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bàdào
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄚˋ ㄉㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bàdào
    • Wade–Giles: pa⁴-tao⁴
    • Yale: bà-dàu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bahdaw
    • Palladius: бадао (badao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pä⁵¹⁻⁵³ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/

Adjective

霸道

1. (colloquial, of medicine, alcohol, etc.) strong; potent