# 道士
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): dàoshì
       (Zhuyin): ㄉㄠˋ ㄕˋ
    (Xi'an, Guanzhong Pinyin): dāosi
    (Nanjing, Nanjing Pinyin): dāosii
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): dou$^6$ si$^{6-2}$ / dou$^6$ si$^6$
    (Dongguan, Jyutping++): dou$^3$ si$^{3-2}$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): au$^5$ lhu$^{5*}$
* Gan (Wiktionary): tau$^5$ si
* Eastern Min (BUC): dô̤$^{→dò̤}$-dâi
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): tō-sū / tǒ-sǐr
    (Teochew, Peng'im): dao$^6$ se$^6$ / dao$^6$ su$^6$
* Wu (Wugniu)
** (Northern): $^6$dau-zy$_6$
** (Jinhua): $^3$tau-sy$_3$
* Xiang
    (Changsha, Wiktionary): dau$^4$ sr
    (Loudi, Wiktionary): deu$^5$ zzr$^{5*}$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: dàoshì → dàoshi (toneless final syllable variant)
*** Zhuyin: ㄉㄠˋ ㄕˋ → ㄉㄠˋ ˙ㄕ (toneless final syllable variant)
*** Tongyong Pinyin: dàoshi̊h
*** Wade–Giles: tao$^4$-shih$^5$
*** Yale: dàu-shr
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: daw.shyh
*** Palladius: даоши (daoši)
*** Sinological IPA : /tɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/ → /tɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʂʐ̩¹/
*** Homophones: [Show/Hide]$^{edit}$倒是 道士
** (Xi'an)
*** Guanzhong Pinyin: dāosi
*** Sinological IPA : /tau⁵⁵ sz̩/
** (Nanjing)
*** Nanjing Pinyin: dāosii
*** Nanjing Pinyin (numbered): dao$^4$ sii$^0$
*** Sinological IPA : /tɔ⁴⁴ sz̩/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: dou$^6$ si$^{6-2}$ / dou$^6$ si$^6$
*** Yale: douh sí / douh sih
*** Cantonese Pinyin: dou$^6$ si$^{6-2}$ / dou$^6$ si$^6$
*** Guangdong Romanization: dou$^6$ xi$^{6-2}$ / dou$^6$ xi$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /tou̯²² siː²²⁻³⁵/, /tou̯²² siː²²/
** (Dongguan, Guancheng)
*** Jyutping++: dou$^3$ si$^{3-2}$
*** Sinological IPA : /tɔu³² si³²⁻³⁵/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: au$^5$ lhu$^{5*}$
*** Sinological IPA : /au³² ɬu³²⁻³²⁵/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: tau$^5$ si
*** Sinological IPA : /tʰau¹¹ sz̩¹/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: dô̤$^{→dò̤}$-dâi
*** Sinological IPA : /to²⁴²⁻²¹ $^{(t-)}$lɑi²⁴²/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tō-sū
*** Tâi-lô: tō-sū
*** Phofsit Daibuun: doixsu
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /tɤ³³⁻²¹ su³³/
*** IPA (Taipei): /to³³⁻¹¹ su³³/
*** IPA (Xiamen): /to²²⁻²¹ su²²/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tǒ-sǐr
*** Tâi-lô: tǒ-sǐr
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /to²² sɯ²²/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: dao$^6$ se$^6$ / dao$^6$ su$^6$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tău sṳ̆ / tău sŭ
*** Sinological IPA : /tau³⁵⁻¹¹ sɯ³⁵/, /tau³⁵⁻¹¹ su³⁵/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai, Chongming, Suzhou, Hangzhou, Ningbo)
*** Wugniu: $^6$dau-zy$_6$
*** MiniDict: dau$^去$ zy$^去$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^3$dau-zr$_3$
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /dɔ²² zz̩⁴⁴/
*** Sinological IPA (Chongming): /dɔ³¹ ʔzz̩³³/
*** Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /dæ²³ zz̩¹¹/
*** Sinological IPA (Hangzhou): /dɔ¹¹ zz̩⁵³/
*** Sinological IPA (Ningbo): /dɔ²² zz̩⁴⁴/
** (Jinhua)
*** Wugniu: $^3$tau-sy$_3$
*** Sinological IPA (Jinhua): /tɑu⁵³ sz̩⁵³⁵/
* Xiang
** (Changsha)
*** Wiktionary: dau$^4$ sr
*** Sinological IPA : /tɒu̯⁴⁵ sz̩³/
** (Loudi)
*** Wiktionary: deu$^5$ zzr$^{5*}$
*** Sinological IPA : /tɤ¹¹ d͡zz̩¹¹⁻¹/
* Middle Chinese: dawX dzriX
Rime :
| Character | 道 | 士 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 定 (7) | 崇 (20) |
| Final (韻) | 豪 (89) | 之 (19) |
| Tone (調) | Rising (X) | Rising (X) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | I | III |
| Fanqie | 徒晧切 | 鉏里切 |
| Baxter | dawX | dzriX |
| Reconstructions |||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /dɑu$^X$/ | /d͡ʒɨ$^X$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /dɑu$^X$/ | /ɖ͡ʐɨ$^X$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /dɑu$^X$/ | /d͡ʒie$^X$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /daw$^X$/ | /ɖ͡ʐɨ$^X$/ |
| Li Rong | /dɑu$^X$/ | /d͡ʒiə$^X$/ |
| Wang Li | /dɑu$^X$/ | /d͡ʒĭə$^X$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /dʱɑu$^X$/ | /ɖ͡ʐʱi$^X$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | dào | zhì |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | dou$^6$ | zi$^6$ |

### Noun

道士
* daoshi, a Taoist priest

#### Synonyms

* 先生 (xiānshēng) (literary)
* 喃嘸佬 / 喃呒佬 (naam$^4$ mo$^4$ lou$^2$) (Cantonese)
* 牛頭 / 牛头 (niútóu) (humorous)
* 老道 (lǎodào) (informal)
* 道人 (dàorén) (honorific)
* 道長 / 道长 (dàozhǎng) (polite)
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 道士, 道人 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 老道, 道士, 道人 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 道士, 師公 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chengde | 老道 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 老道 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 老道 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Heihe | 道士, 老道 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Qiqihar | 道士, 老道 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 道士, 老道 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jiamusi | 老道 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Baicheng | 道士, 老道 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Changchun | 老道 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tonghua | 老道 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 老道 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jinzhou | 道士, 老道 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 道士 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 老道 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 道士, 老道 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 老道 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 道士, 老道 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 老道 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Lijin | 道士, 老道 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 道士, 老道 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dalian | 老道 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dandong | 道士, 老道 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai | 道士, 老道 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 道士 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 道士 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Zhucheng | 道士 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 老道士 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lingbao | 道士, 老道 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Jining | 老道, 道人 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 道人 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Linfen | 道士 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Shangqiu | 道士, 老道 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yuanyang | 道士, 老道 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 道士, 老道 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xinyang | 道士, 老道 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baihe | 道士, 老道 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 道士, 老道 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baoji | 老道 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Tianshui | 道人 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 道士, 道人 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 道士, 老道 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Fuyang | 道士 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 道士, 老道, 道人 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 道士, 老道, 道人 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Dunhuang | 道士 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Hami | 道士 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 老道, 道士, 道人 dated |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 道道兒, 道士 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanchong | 道士 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dazhou | 道士 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanyuan | 道士 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xichang | 道士 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zigong | 道士 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 道士 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 道人, 老道 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yichang | 道士 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangyang | 道士, 老道 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianmen | 道士 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 道士, 道人 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zunyi | 道士 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Bijie | 道士 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liping | 道士 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zhaotong | 道人 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dali | 道師, 道人 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 道士, 老道 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mengzi | 道士 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 道士 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 道士, 道士佬 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Jishou | 道士 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Changde | 道士 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanzhong | 道士, 老道 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 道士 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 道士 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianyungang | 道士, 老道 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianshui | 道人 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 道士, 先生 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Anqing | 道士 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Wuhu | 道士 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 道士 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hong'an | 道士, 道人 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 道士 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 道士 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 道士 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 道士 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 道士 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 道士 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 道士 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 道士 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 道士, 老道 |
| Jin | Yangyuan | 道士, 老道 |
| Jin | Datong | 老道, 道人 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 道士, 道官 |
| Jin | Lüliang (Lishi) | 道士, 老道 |
| Jin | Changzhi | 道士, 老道 |
| Jin | Linhe | 老道 |
| Jin | Jining | 老道 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 道士, 老道 |
| Jin | Erenhot | 老道 |
| Jin | Pingshan | 老道 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 道士, 老道 |
| Jin | Handan | 道士, 老道 |
| Jin | Linzhou | 道士 |
| Jin | Suide | 道士 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 道塊 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 道士 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 師公 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 師公 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 師公 |
| Southern Min | Hui'an | 師公 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 師公 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 師公 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 師公 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 師公 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 師公 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 師公, 師孫 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 師公仔, 道士仔 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 師公 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 師公仔 face-to-face, 師孫仔 non-face-to-face |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 師公 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 師公 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 師公 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 三傅 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 道士 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 道公, 道公佬, 道公師, 道士佬 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 道士, 道士先生 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 道士 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 道士 |
| Wu | Danyang | 道士 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 道士 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 道士 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 道士 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 道士 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 道士, 道人 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 道士 |

#### Descendants

* → Japanese: 道士(どうし) (dōshi)
* → Korean: 도사(道士) (dosa)
* → Vietnamese: đạo sĩ (道士)
Others:
* → Manchu: ᡩᠣᠣᠰᡝ (doose)

## Korean

Hanja in this term :
| 道 | 士 |

### Noun

道士 • (dosa) (hangeul 도사)
* hanja form of 도사 (“Taoist priest”)