五斗米道

Wǔ dǒu mǐ Dào

Dictionary entry

Way of the Five Pecks of Rice (Taoist movement)

What does 五斗米道 mean?

五斗米道 (Wǔ dǒu mǐ Dào) has the following dictionary meaning.

1Way of the Five Pecks of Rice (Taoist movement)

2Way of the Celestial Master

Character breakdown

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五wǔfive · 5 斗Dǒuabbr. for the Big Dipper constellation 北斗星[Bei3 dou3 xing1]米Mǐsurname Mi 道dàoroad; path (CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3]) · (bound form) way; reason; principle

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Wǔ dǒu mǐ Dào

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