文以載道

Chinese

		writing; literature	so as to	to convey moral teachings; to convey the Way
trad. (文以載道)		文	以	載道
simp. (文以载道)		文	以	载道

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wényǐzàidào

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄣˊ ㄧˇ ㄗㄞˋ ㄉㄠˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): man⁴ ji⁵ zoi³ dou⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wényǐzàidào
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄣˊ ㄧˇ ㄗㄞˋ ㄉㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wúnyǐzàidào
    • Wade–Giles: wên²-i³-tsai⁴-tao⁴
    • Yale: wén-yǐ-dzài-dàu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wenyiitzaydaw
    • Palladius: вэньицзайдао (vɛnʹiczajdao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wən³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡saɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: man⁴ ji⁵ zoi³ dou⁶
    • Yale: màhn yíh joi douh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: man⁴ ji⁵ dzoi³ dou⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: men⁴ yi⁵ zoi³ dou⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɐn²¹ jiː¹³ t͡sɔːi̯³³ tou̯²²/

Idiom

文以載道

1. literature is a vehicle for moral teaching

See also

• 獨抒性靈／独抒性灵 (dúshūxìnglíng)