道路

Chinese

		direction; way; method direction; way; method; road; path; principle; truth; reason; skill; Tao (of Taoism); a measure word; to say; to speak; to talk	road; path; way
trad. (道路)		道	路
simp. #(道路)		道	路
2nd round simp.		辺路

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dàolù

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄠˋ ㄌㄨˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): dou⁶ lou⁶
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): tho-lu

  (Meixian, Guangdong): tau⁴ lu⁴

• Eastern Min (BUC): dô̤-lô
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): tō-lō͘ / tǒ͘-lō͘

  (Teochew, Peng'im): dao⁶ lou⁷

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶dau-lu

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dàolù → dàolu (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄠˋ ㄌㄨˋ → ㄉㄠˋ ˙ㄌㄨ (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dàolů
    • Wade–Giles: tao⁴-lu⁵
    • Yale: dàu-lu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: daw.luh
    • Palladius: даолу (daolu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu⁵¹/ → /tɑʊ̯⁵¹ lu¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: dou⁶ lou⁶
    • Yale: douh louh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dou⁶ lou⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: dou⁶ lou⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tou̯²² lou̯²²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: tho-lu
    • Hakka Romanization System: to lu
    • Hagfa Pinyim: to⁴ lu⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /tʰo⁵⁵ lu⁵⁵/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: tau⁴ lu⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /tʰau⁵³⁻⁵⁵ lu⁵³/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: dô̤-lô
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /to²⁴²⁻⁵³ l̃ou²⁴²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tō-lō͘
    • Tâi-lô: tō-lōo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: doixlo
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /to²²⁻²¹ lɔ²²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tɤ³³⁻²¹ lɔ³³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /to³³⁻¹¹ lɔ³³/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tǒ͘-lō͘
    • Tâi-lô: tǒo-lōo
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tɔ²² lɔ⁴¹/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: dao⁶ lou⁷
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tău lōu
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tau³⁵⁻¹¹ lou¹¹/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁶dau-lu
    • MiniDict: dau^去 lu
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³dau-lu
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /dɔ²² lu⁴⁴/

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• Middle Chinese: dawX luH

Rime
Character	道	路
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	定 (7)	來 (37)
Final (韻)	豪 (89)	模 (23)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	I	I
Fanqie	徒晧切	洛故切
Baxter	dawX	luH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/dɑuX/	/luoH/
Pan Wuyun	/dɑuX/	/luoH/
Shao Rongfen	/dɑuX/	/loH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/dawX/	/lɔH/
Li Rong	/dɑuX/	/loH/
Wang Li	/dɑuX/	/luH/
Bernhard Karlgren	/dʱɑuX/	/luoH/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	dào	lù
Expected Cantonese Reflex	dou6	lou6

• Old Chinese

  (Baxter–Sagart): /*[kə.l]ˤuʔ  Cə.rˤak-s/

  (Zhengzhang): /*l'uːʔ  ɡ·raːɡs/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	道	路
Reading #	2/2	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	dào	lù
Middle Chinese	‹ dawX ›	‹ luH ›
Old Chinese	/*[kə.l]ˁuʔ/	/*Cə.rˁak-s/
English	way	road
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	道	路
Reading #	1/1	1/1
No.	11669	3856
Phonetic component	首	各
Rime group	幽	暮
Rime subdivision	1	0
Corresponding MC rime	道	路
Old Chinese	/*l'uːʔ/	/*ɡ·raːɡs/

Noun

道路

1. (literally, figuratively) road

   城市道路  ―  chéngshì dàolù  ―  urban road

   地面道路  ―  dìmiàn dàolù  ―  ground-level road

   高架道路  ―  gāojià dàolù  ―  elevated road

   分離式道路／分离式道路  ―  fēnlí shì dàolù  ―  split road

   主要道路  ―  zhǔyào dàolù  ―  main road

   道路交通信息  ―  dàolù jiāotōng xìnxī  ―  traffic information

   道路作業／道路作业  ―  dàolù zuòyè  ―  road work

   注意分離式道路。 [MSC, trad.]
   注意分离式道路。 [MSC, simp.]

   Zhùyì fēnlíshì dàolù. [Pinyin]

   Split road ahead.

2. (literally, figuratively) path; way; trail

   鋪平道路／铺平道路  ―  pūpíng dàolù  ―  to pave the way

   開闢新的道路／开辟新的道路  ―  kāipì xīn de dàolù  ―  to blaze new trails

   中國特色社會主義道路 [MSC, trad.]
   中国特色社会主义道路 [MSC, simp.]

   Zhōngguó tèsè shèhuì zhǔyì dàolù [Pinyin]

   a path of socialism with Chinese characteristics

Synonyms

• (road): 進路／进路 (jìnlù), 街道 (jiēdào)

Dialectal synonyms of 路 (“road; path”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		路, 道路
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	道兒, 路
	Taiwan	路
	Chifeng	路
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	路
	Harbin	路, 道兒
	Shenyang	路
	Malaysia	路
	Singapore	路
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	路, 道
	Tangshan	路
	Cangzhou	路
	Baoding	路, 道兒
	Shijiazhuang	路
	Weifang (Weicheng)	路
	Weifang (Fangzi)	路
	Changle	道兒
	Shouguang	道兒
	Wulian	路
	Jinan	道, 路
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	道
	Qingdao	路, 道兒
	Weifang (Hanting)	道兒, 道路兒
	Changyi	道兒
	Gaomi	道兒, 路
	Zhucheng	路
	Anqiu	路
	Linqu	道兒
	Qingzhou	道兒
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	路
	Wanrong	路
	Zhengzhou	路
	Xi'an	路
	Xining	路
	Yanqi	路
	Xuzhou	路
	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	路
	Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan)	路
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	路
	Lanzhou	路
	Ürümqi	路
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	路
	Chongqing	路
	Wuhan	路
	Guiyang	路
	Kunming	路
	Guilin	路
	Pingle	路
	Liuzhou	路
	Luzhai	路
	Nanning (Wuming)	路
	Binyang (Nanjie)	路
	Hechi (Yizhou)	路, 半邊路
	Luocheng (Dongmen)	路
	Tianlin (Langping)	路
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	路
	Yangzhou	路
	Nantong	路
	Hefei	路
Cantonese	Guangzhou	路
	Hong Kong	路
	Macau	路
	Taishan	路
	Taishan (Guanghai)	路
	Dongguan	路
	Yunfu	路
	Yangjiang	路
	Maoming (Xinpo)	路
	Nanning	路
	Wuzhou	路
	Yulin	路
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	路
	Hepu (Shatian)	路
	Guiping (Jintian)	路
	Guiping (Jiangkou)	路
	Guiping (Madong)	路
	Baise	路
	Qinzhou	路
	Qinzhou (Xiniujiao)	路
	Beihai	路
	Beihai (Nankang)	路
	Beihai (Yingpan)	路
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	路
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	路
	Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	路
	Chongzuo (Laituan)	路
	Fusui (Qujiu)	路
	Sanya (Yanglan; Maihua)	路
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	路
	Singapore (Guangfu)	路
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	路
	Móng Cái	路
	Mandalay (Taishan)	路
Gan	Nanchang	路
	Pengze	路
	Lichuan	路
	Pingxiang	路
Hakka	Meixian	路
	Yudu	路
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	路
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	路
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	路
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	路
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	路
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	路
	Fumian (Xisha, Xinqiao)	路
	Luchuan (Daqiao)	路
	Luchuan (Sihe, Hengshan)	路
	Luchuan (Wushi)	路
	Bobai (Shahe)	路
	Bobai (Longtan)	路
	Bobai (Lingping)	路
	Bobai (Cuntou, Xintian)	路
	Beiliu (Gonghe, Xilang)	路
	Beiliu (Mumian, Xilang)	路
	Xingye (Gaofeng)	路
	Rongxian (Xiandi)	路
	Guilin (Xiaojiang, Lingui)	路
	Senai (Huiyang)	路
	Kuching (Hepo)	路
	Singkawang	路
Huizhou	Jixi	路
	Shexian	路
Jin	Taiyuan	道兒, 路, 路兒
	Datong	路, 道兒
	Datong (Xicetian, Yunzhou)	路
	Xinzhou	道, 路
	Changzhi	路
	Linhe	路
	Jining	路
	Hohhot	路
	Zhangjiakou	路
	Handan	路
Northern Min	Jian'ou	墿
	Jian'ou (Dikou)	墿
	Songxi	墿
	Zhenghe	墿
	Zhenghe (Zhenqian)	墿
	Jianyang	墿
	Wuyishan	墿
	Pucheng (Shibei)	路
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	墿
	Fuzhou (Changle)	墿
	Lianjiang	墿
	Fuqing	墿
	Yongtai	墿
	Minqing	墿
	Gutian	墿
	Luoyuan	墿
	Fu'an	墿
	Ningde	墿
	Shouning	墿
	Zhouning	墿
	Fuding	墿
	Matsu	墿
Southern Min	Xiamen	路
	Quanzhou	路
	Yongchun	路
	Zhangzhou	路
	Zhao'an	路
	Tainan	路
	Singapore (Hokkien)	路
	Manila (Hokkien)	路
	Longyan	路
	Datian	路
	Pingnan (Shangdu)	路
	Pingnan (Pingtian)	路
	Guiping (Xiaowen)	路
	Guiping (Dongsheng)	路
	Guilin (Biyange)	路
	Chaozhou	路
	Bangkok (Teochew)	路
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	路
	Singapore (Teochew)	路
	Leizhou	路
	Haikou	路
Puxian Min	Putian	墿
	Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang)	墿
	Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang)	墿
	Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu)	墿
	Xianyou	墿
	Xianyou (Fengting)	墿
	Xianyou (Youyang)	墿
Central Min	Yong'an	墿
	Sanming (Shaxian)	墿
	Nanping (Wangtai, Yanping)	墿
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	路
Northern Pinghua	Guilin (Dahe)	路
	Guilin (Dabu)	路
	Guilin (Wutong, Lingui)	路
	Guilin (Liangjiang, Lingui)	路
	Guilin (Liutang, Lingui)	路
	Lingchuan (Sanjie)	路
	Lingchuan (Shuangzhou)	路
Shehua	Fu'an	路
	Fuding	路
	Luoyuan	路
	Sanming	路
	Shunchang	路
	Hua'an	路
	Guixi (Zhangping)	路
	Cangnan	路
	Jingning (Hexi)	路
	Lishui	路
	Longyou	路
	Chaozhou	路
	Fengshun	路
Wu	Shanghai	路
	Shanghai (Chongming)	路
	Suzhou	路
	Danyang	路
	Hangzhou	路
	Ningbo	路
	Wenzhou	路
	Jinhua	路
	Yiwu	路
Xiang	Changsha	路
	Loudi	路
	Shuangfeng	路
	Quanzhou	路

Derived terms

• 道路以目
• 道路網／道路网 (dàolùwǎng)

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (道路):

• → Japanese: 道(どう)路(ろ) (dōro)
• → Korean: 도로(道路) (doro)

See also

• 街 (jiē)
• 馬路／马路 (mǎlù)

Japanese

道路 (dōro): a road.

Kanji in this term
道	路
どう Grade: 2	ろ Grade: 3
on'yomi

Etymology

/dauro/ → /dɔːro/ → /doːro/

From Middle Chinese 道路 (dɑu^X luo^H). Compare modern Mandarin 道路 (dàolù), Cantonese 道路 (dou⁶ lou⁶).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) どーろ [dóꜜòrò] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [do̞ːɾo̞]

Noun

道(どう)路(ろ) • (dōro) ^{←だうろ (dauro)?}

1. road, street, a way for local traffic

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 道路橋(どうろきょう) (dōrokyō): highway bridge
• 道路計画(どうろけいかく) (dōro keikaku): road plan
• 道路建設(どうろけんせつ) (dōro kensetsu): road construction
• 道路交通(どうろこうつう) (dōro kōtsū): road traffic
• 道路工事(どうろこうじ) (dōro kōji): road work, road construction
• 道路掃除人(どうろそうじにん) (dōro sōjinin): street sweeper
• 道路地図(どうろちず) (dōro chizu): roadmap
• 道路標示(どうろひょうじ) (dōro hyōji): traffic indicator painted on the surface of the road
• 道路標識(どうろひょうしき) (dōro hyōshiki): road sign
• 道路封鎖(どうろふうさ) (dōro fūsa): road blockage
• 道路輸送(どうろゆそう) (dōro yusō): road transport
• アスファルト道路(どうろ) (asufaruto dōro): asphalt road
• 幹線道路(かんせんどうろ) (kansen dōro): highway; arterial or trunk road
• 高速道路(こうそくどうろ) (kōsoku dōro): freeway, highway
• 弾丸道路(だんがんどうろ) (dangan dōro): literally, "Bullet Road": 1940s-50s slang for freeways
• 舗装道路(ほそうどうろ) (hosō dōro): paved road
• 有料道路(ゆうりょうどうろ) (yūryō dōro): toll road

References

• Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
道	路

Noun

道路 • (doro) (hangeul 도로)

1. hanja form^? of 도로 (“road, thoroughfare”)