黑道

黑道

Chinese

		black; dark; Heilongjiang Province (abbrev.)	direction; way; method direction; way; method; road; path; principle; truth; reason; skill; Tao (of Taoism); a measure word; to say; to speak; to talk
simp. and trad. (黑道)		黑	道

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): hēidào

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄟ ㄉㄠˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hak¹ dou⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: hēidào
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄟ ㄉㄠˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: heidaw
    • IPA ^(key): /xeɪ̯⁵⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Pinyin: hēidàor
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄟ ㄉㄠˋㄦ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: heidaull
    • IPA ^(key): /xeɪ̯⁵⁵ taʊɻʷ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: hak¹ dou⁶
    • Yale: hāk douh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hak⁷ dou⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: heg¹ dou⁶
    • IPA ^(key): /hɐk̚⁵ tou̯²²/

Noun

黑道

1. dark road; unlit street
2. (figuratively) organised crime; illegal activity
3. (figuratively) criminal underworld
4. (astrology) inauspicious day

Synonyms

• (underworld): 黑社會／黑社会 (hēishèhuì)

Antonyms

• 白道 (báidào)

Derived terms

黑道日

黑道黃道／黑道黄道