地道

Chinese

 
earth; ground; field
earth; ground; field; place; land; (subor. part. adverbial); ‑ly
 
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. (地道) 地 道
simp. #(地道) 地 道
anagram 道地

Pronunciation 1


Noun

地道

  1. tunnel (underground or underwater passage)
  2. causeway
Synonyms
  • (tunnel):

Pronunciation 2


Adjective

地道

  1. authentic; genuine; typical
    一個地道的澳大利亞人 [MSC, trad.]
    一个地道的澳大利亚人 [MSC, simp.]
    yīge dìdao de Àodàlìyàrén [Pinyin]
    a typical Aussie
    地道的中國菜/地道的中国菜  ―  dìdao de zhōngguócài  ―  authentic Chinese food
  2. fluent; idiomatic
    她德語說得地道。 [MSC, trad.]
    她德语说得地道。 [MSC, simp.]
    Tā déyǔ shuō de dìdao. [Pinyin]
    She speaks fluent German.
  3. thorough; well-done; excellent
Synonyms

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
地 道
じ
Grade: 2
みち
Grade: 2
jūbakoyomi

Pronunciation

Noun

地(じ)道(みち) • (jimichi) 

  1. (literally) a straight path, straight road
  2. (figuratively) the straight and narrow, honesty, diligence
    地道(じみち)が近道(ちかみち)。
    Jimichi ga chikamichi.
    The straight path is the shortcut; honest work gives the best results.

Adjective

地(じ)道(みち) • (jimichi) -na (adnominal 地(じ)道(みち)な (jimichi na), adverbial 地(じ)道(みち)に (jimichi ni))

  1. straight, sober, steady
    地道(じみち)な努力(どりょく)をする
    jimichi na doryoku o suru
    make steady effort
Conjugation

Adverb

地(じ)道(みち) • (jimichi) 

  1. honestly, soberly, fairly, steadily
    地道(じみち)に商売(しょうばい)する
    jimichi ni shōbai suru
    work honestly; trade fairly

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
地 道
ち
Grade: 2
どう
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

地(ち)道(どう) • (chidō) 

  1. a public street, a local road, a road without tolls

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  3. Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
地道

Noun

地道 • (jido) (hangeul 지도)

  1. Hanja form? of 지도.

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
地道

Noun

地道

  1. chữ Hán form of địa đạo.
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