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小道

xiǎo dào

2-character word

What 小道 means

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

The characters in 小道

• 小xiǎosmall; tiny; few
• 道dàoroad; path; (bound form) way; reason; principle; (bound form) a skill; an art…

Words starting with 小道

• 小道消息xiǎo dào xiāo xihearsay; gossip
• 小道具xiǎo dào jù(theater) hand prop (wine glass, pistol etc)
• 小道新闻xiǎo dào xīn wénnews from the grapevine

Words containing 小道

• 羊肠小道yáng cháng xiǎo dàoroad as twisty as sheep's intestine (idiom); narrow and winding road…