道理

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Chinese

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direction; way; method
direction; way; method; road; path; principle; truth; reason; skill; Tao (of Taoism); a measure word; to say; to speak; to talk
 
to manage; to heed; to put in order
to manage; to heed; to put in order; reason; logic; science; inner principle or structure
 
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Pronunciation

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Noun

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道理

  1. reason; argument; sense; logic
    道理道理  ―  bù jiǎng dàolǐ  ―  to be unreasonable
    道理道理  ―  Nǐ shuō de yǒu dàolǐ.  ―  You have a point.
  2. principle; rule; truth; philosophy
    人生道理  ―  rénshēng dàolǐ  ―  philosophies of life
    道理應該清楚 [MSC, trad.]
    道理应该清楚 [MSC, simp.]
    Zhè jù huà de dàolǐ nǐ yīnggāi qīngchǔ. [Pinyin]
    You should understand the principle contained in this sentence.
  3. way; plan

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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Sino-Xenic (道理):
  • Japanese: 道理(どうり) (dōri)
  • Korean: 도리(道理) (dori)
  • Vietnamese: đạo lí (道理)

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
どう
Grade: 2

Grade: 2
on'yomi

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(どう)() (dōri

  1. reason, logic, sense, principle
    (かれ)()(けん)(どう)()(かな)っていない。
    Kare no iken wa dōri ni kanatte inai.
    His opinion doesn't make sense.

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References

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  1. ^ 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), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

Korean

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Hanja in this term

Noun

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道理 (dori) (hangeul 도리)

  1. hanja form? of 도리 (duty; way, method, means)

Vietnamese

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chữ Hán Nôm in this term

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道理

  1. chữ Hán form of đạo lí (moral code, principles, standards; moral philosophy).