yuán​dào

the original way

  • created reference approved 原道 → 韩愈/韓愈 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    原道 yuán​dào

    韩愈 / 韓愈 hán​yù

    see

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  • created sense approved 原道 · yuán​dào · the original way — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    原道

    yuán​dào

    the original way

    the original path or core principles of a philosophy, especially Confucianism

    原 (literal) → 原 · yuán · original 道 (literal) → 道 · dào · principle

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  • created sense approved 原道 · yuán​dào · Yuan Dao — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    原道

    yuán​dào

    Yuan Dao

    an influential essay by Tang dynasty writer [[韩愈|韓愈|han2 yu4]] defending Confucianism against Buddhism and Taoism

    原 (literal) → 原 · yuán · to trace 道 (literal) → 道 · dào · principle

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  • created sense approved 原道 · yuán​dào · originally thought — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    原道

    yuán​dào

    originally thought

    to have originally thought or assumed (often in a literary or dialectal context)

    原 (literal) → 原 · yuán · originally 道 (literal) → 道 · dào · to think

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