dao

• Rhymes: -aʊ

1. From the pinyin romanization of Chinese 道 (Dào, literally “the Way”) or (dào, "circuit").
2. From the pinyin romanization of Chinese 刀 (dāo, literally “single-edged blade”)

dao

1. (Chinese philosophy) Alternative form of Tao: the way of nature and/or the ideal way to live one's life.

dao (usually uncountable, plural daos)

1. (historical) Synonym of circuit: various administrative divisions of imperial and early Republican China.
2. A Chinese sword with a curved, single-edged blade, primarily used for slashing and chopping

From Tagalog or Cebuano dao.

dao (plural daos)

1. Dracontomelon dao; a large tree of the family Anacardiaceae; the argus pheasant tree.
2. The hard strong wood of the dao used for veneers and cabinetwork.

• ADO, AoD, DOA, ODA, Oda, ado, do a, oad, oda

• Hyphenation: da‧o

dao

1. dao (Dracontomelon dao)
2. the edible fruit of this tree
3. the wood from this tree

• IPA^(key): [dɔː˨]

dao

1. there

• der

• IPA^(key): [dɔː˦]

dao

1. for that reason

dao

1. Nonstandard spelling of dāo.
2. Nonstandard spelling of dáo.
3. Nonstandard spelling of dǎo.
4. Nonstandard spelling of dào.

• English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

Compare Cebuano dao, Kapampangan dau and Indonesian dahu.

• IPA^(key): /daʔˈo/
• Hyphenation: da‧o

dao

1. dao (Dracontomelon dao)

From Proto-Vietic *-taːw, a non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 刀 (“knife”; SV: đao). Compare North Central Vietnamese đao.

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zaːw˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [jaːw˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [jaːw˧˧]
• Homophone: Dao; giao

(classifier con) dao (刀, 釖, 鉸)

1. knife

• dao lam (“razor blade”)
• dao cạo (“razor”)