xiǎo​dào

path

Senses

小道 xiǎo​dào path

a small road, path, or trail

小道 xiǎo​dào informal channel

an unofficial or informal route for information or news; gossip

小道 xiǎo​dào minor arts

a Confucian term for professional skills and crafts like agriculture, medicine, or divination, which were considered beneath a gentleman

小道 xiǎo​dào [self-address]

(literary) a humble way for a Taoist priest to refer to himself; "I; your humble servant"

小道 xiǎo​dào crooked means

irregular or dishonest methods used to achieve a goal, such as bribery; a back door

References

classifier 小道/小道 条/條