zuǒ​dào

heterodoxy

  • created reference approved 左道 → 邪道 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    左道 zuǒ​dào

    邪道 xié​dào

    synonym

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  • created reference approved 左道 → 正道 (antonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    左道 zuǒ​dào

    正道 zhèng​dào

    antonym

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  • created sense approved 左道 · zuǒ​dào · heterodoxy — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    左道

    zuǒ​dào

    heterodoxy

    false or heterodox belief; an evil or unorthodox way; witchcraft or magic arts. In ancient China, the right side was associated with the correct path, while the left was associated with the incorrect path.

    左 (literal) → 左 · zuǒ · unorthodox 道 (literal) → 道 · dào · principle

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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