頭頭是道

Chinese

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Etymology

Originally a Buddhist term, meaning the Tao is everywhere.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): tóutóushìdào

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄡˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄕˋ ㄉㄠˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): tau⁴ tau⁴ si⁶ dou⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: tóutóushìdào
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄡˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄕˋ ㄉㄠˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: tóutóushìhdào
  - Wade–Giles: tʻou²-tʻou²-shih⁴-tao⁴
  - Yale: tóu-tóu-shr̀-dàu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tourtourshyhdaw
  - Palladius: тоутоушидао (toutoušidao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰoʊ̯³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵⁻⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: tau⁴ tau⁴ si⁶ dou⁶
  - Yale: tàuh tàuh sih douh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tau⁴ tau⁴ si⁶ dou⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: teo⁴ teo⁴ xi⁶ dou⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰɐu̯²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹ siː²² tou̯²²/

Idiom

頭頭是道

clear and logical; closely reasoned and well argued

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