Definition of "dao" in English

noun

1. Any of various traditional Chinese swords with a curved, single-edged blade, primarily used for slashing and chopping.

name

1. (Chinese philosophy) Alternative form of Tao: the way of nature and/or the ideal way to live one's life.

noun

1. (historical) Synonym of circuit: various administrative divisions of imperial and early Republican China.

noun

1. Alternative form of dah (“Burmese knife or sword”).

noun

1. A sword and construction tool of the Naga people of India, which has a wooden hilt and grows wider from the narrow hilt to the wide, flat tip.

noun

1. Dracontomelon dao; a large tree of the family Anacardiaceae; the argus pheasant tree.

2. The hard strong wood of the dao used for veneers and cabinetwork.