Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tao te ching

/ˌtaʊ ˌteɪ ˈt͡ʃɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.08 in modern English

Syllables: tao te ch-ing
IPA: /ˌtaʊ ˌteɪ ˈt͡ʃɪŋ/

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A Chinese classic text fundamental to both philosophical and religious Taoism.

Etymology

From the Wade–Giles romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 道德經 /道德经 (Dàodéjīng, “Classic of the Dao and De”).

Origin

Source language: Chinese

Word Breakdown

Root: -, 道德經

Inflected Forms

the Tao Te Ching (canonical) Daodejing (alternative, Hanyu Pinyin) Dao De Jing (alternative, Hanyu Pinyin)

Synonyms

Laozi

Questions

How do you pronounce tao te ching?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌtaʊ ˌteɪ ˈt͡ʃɪŋ/.
What does tao te ching mean?: A Chinese classic text fundamental to both philosophical and religious Taoism.
Where does tao te ching come from?: It is traced to Chinese.

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