小道

xiǎo dào

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Definitions

  1. 1. bypath
  2. 2. trail
  3. 3. bribery as a means of achieving a goal
  4. 4. minor arts (Confucian reference to agriculture, medicine, divination, and other professions unworthy of a gentleman)

Words Containing 小道

小道具
xiǎo dào jù

(theater) hand prop (wine glass, pistol etc)

小道新闻
xiǎo dào xīn wén

news from the grapevine

小道消息
xiǎo dào xiāo xi

hearsay

羊肠小道
yáng cháng xiǎo dào

road as twisty as sheep's intestine (idiom); narrow and winding road

Child Words of 小道

小
xiǎo

small

道
dào

road