Tao

From the Wade-Giles romanization of Mandarin 道 (Dào, literally “The Way”) Wade-Giles romanization: Tao⁴.

• (from Hanyu Pinyin) Dao, dao
• (also from Wade-Giles) tao

• IPA^(key): /daʊ/, /taʊ/
• Rhymes: -aʊ

Tao

1. (Chinese philosophy) In Taoism, The Way, specifically the transcendental basis of nature and, and/or the ideal way to live one's life.
   • 2013, Al Gore, The Future: Six Drivers of Global Change‎, New York: Random House, →ISBN, LCCN 2012039890, OCLC 827202765, page xx:

     Nor is progress exclusively a Western invention. Many interpret the Tao of ancient China as a guide for those who wish to progress as they make their way forward in the world—though its conception of progress is very different from what emerged in the West.

Tao (countable and uncountable, plural Taos)

1. Alternative form of tao (“art or skill in harmony with essential nature”)

Tao

1. A unisex given name from Mandarin

• Tao at OneLook Dictionary Search
• “Tao, pn.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “Tao”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary

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Tao

1. an Austronesian ethnic group native to Orchid Island (Lanyu) of Lanyu, Taitung County, Taiwan

• Yami

• AOT, ATO, OTA, Ota, To'a, oat, toa