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The Way of Five Pecks of Rice
wǔ dǒu mǐ dào
gotobeidou
This Chinese and Japanese Kanji title means “Way of the Five Pecks of Rice.”
五斗米道 is a Taoist/Daoist movement that later became known as “The Way of the Celestial Masters.”
Having High Principles
Do not bow down for the sake of five pecks of rice
bù wèi wǔ dǒu mǐ zhé yāo
不为五斗米折腰 is a Chinese idiom/proverb that speaks of being above bribes and not losing face or honor for short-term gain.
Some may also translate the perceived meaning as “high-hearted” or “integrity beyond reproach.”
The more literal meaning is “Do not bow down for the sake of five pecks of rice.”
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| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
潘 see styles |
pān pan1 p`an pan fuan ふあん |
More info & calligraphy: Phan(surname) Fuan |
田 see styles |
tián tian2 t`ien tien yanakida やなきだ |
More info & calligraphy: Tienrice field; (surname) Yanakida A field, fields; a place, or state, for the cultivation of meritorious or other deeds; cf. 福田. |
盧 卢 see styles |
lú lu2 lu rou / ro ろう |
More info & calligraphy: Loo(surname) Rou A rice-vessel; a fire-pan; dram-shop; black; translit. lo, ro, ru; cf. 樓; 路; 流. |
秦 see styles |
qín qin2 ch`in chin yasushi やすし |
More info & calligraphy: Qin / Chin / Tan / Yasushi(hist) Qin dynasty (of China; 221-207 BCE); Ch'in dynasty; (surname) Yasushi a fine strain of rice |
酒 see styles |
jiǔ jiu3 chiu zake ざけ |
More info & calligraphy: Wine / Alcohol / Sake(suffix) alcohol; (alcoholic) drink; liqueur; (surname) Zake surā; maireya; madya. Wine, alcoholic liquor; forbidden to monks and nuns by the fifth commandment. |
寿司 see styles |
hisashi ひさし |
More info & calligraphy: Sushi |
本田 see styles |
běn tián ben3 tian2 pen t`ien pen tien motoda もとだ |
More info & calligraphy: Hondarice paddy; (surname) Motoda |
カリー see styles |
garii / gari ガリー |
More info & calligraphy: Culley |
しゃー see styles |
shaa / sha シャー |
(1) (See 電子ジャー) container for keeping food or drink warm; (wide-mouthed) thermos; (rice) warmer; (2) jar; (personal name) Shah; Shear |
しゃり see styles |
jari ジャリ |
(food term) sushi rice; rice seasoned with vinegar, sugar and salt; (place-name) Zary (Poland); Jarry |
五斗米道 see styles |
wǔ dǒu mǐ dào wu3 dou3 mi3 dao4 wu tou mi tao gotobeidou / gotobedo ごとべいどう |
More info & calligraphy: The Way of Five Pecks of Rice(hist) (See 天師道) Way of the Five Pecks of Rice (ancient Chinese Daoist movement later known as The Way of the Celestial Masters) |
丼 see styles |
jǐng jing3 ching takai たかい |
old variant of 井[jing3] (1) porcelain bowl; (2) (abbreviation) bowl of rice with food on top; (abbreviation) bowl of rice with food on top; (surname) Takai |
佃 see styles |
tián tian2 t`ien tien den でん |
to cultivate; to hunt cultivated rice field; (surname) Den |
俵 see styles |
biào biao4 piao hyou / hyo ひょう |
(literary) to distribute; Taiwan pr. [biao3] (1) straw bag; sack; bale; (counter) (2) (ひょう only) (sometimes びょう or ぴょう) counter for sacks (of rice, potatoes, coal, etc.); (place-name) Hyō |
具 see styles |
jù ju4 chü tomo とも |
tool; device; utensil; equipment; instrument; talent; ability; to possess; to have; to provide; to furnish; to state; classifier for devices, coffins, dead bodies (1) tool; means; (2) ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); (counter) (3) counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.; (female given name) Tomo All; complete; to present; implements; translit. gh. |
刃 see styles |
rèn ren4 jen jinji じんじ |
edge of blade (1) blade; sword; (2) (See 刃文・はもん) forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; (3) sharpness; (4) (rare) (See 籾) unhulled rice; (personal name) Jinji A blade, a sword; to kill. |
匴 see styles |
suǎn suan3 suan |
bamboo utensil used for washing rice in ancient times; bamboo container for a hat used in the capping ceremony 冠禮|冠礼[guan4 li3] in ancient times |
壋 垱 see styles |
dàng dang4 tang |
(dialect) earthen dyke in a river or rice paddy (for irrigation purposes) |
枚 see styles |
méi mei2 mei mai まい |
classifier for small objects: coins, badges, rings, carved seals, chess pieces, eggs, fingerprints etc (more formal than 個|个[ge4]); classifier for bombs, missiles, satellites etc; (on product packaging) classifier for flat items (from Japanese 枚 "mai"); (old) stick used as a gag to prevent soldiers from talking while sneaking up on the enemy (counter) (1) counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); (counter) (2) counter for portions of gyōza or soba; (counter) (3) {sumo} counter for ranks; (counter) (4) {sumo} counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; (counter) (5) counter for fields or rice paddies; (counter) (6) counter for palanquin bearers; (surname, female given name) Mai |
櫃 柜 see styles |
guì gui4 kuei hitsugi ひつぎ |
cupboard; cabinet; wardrobe (1) (kana only) chest; coffer; (2) (See お櫃) rice tub; lidded round, wooden container for cooked rice; (surname) Hitsugi A counter, cupboard, bureau. |
歪 see styles |
wǎi wai3 wai hizumi ひずみ |
to sprain (one's ankle) (Tw) (adj-na,adj-no,n) (1) (kana only) distorted; crooked; irregular; warped; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) (kana only) oval; elliptical shape; (3) (kana only) (See 飯櫃・めしびつ) round, wooden container for cooked rice; (4) oval coin; (female given name) Hizumi |
河 see styles |
hé he2 ho ha は |
river (CL:條|条[tiao2],道[dao4]); (bound form) the Yellow River; (bound form) the Milky Way; (bound form) (on restaurant menus) rice noodles 河粉[he2 fen3] {mahj} discarded tiles (chi: hé); discards; (surname) Ha River (in north), canal (in south), especially the Yellow River in China and the Ganges 恒河in India. |
泔 see styles |
gān gan1 kan |
slop from rinsing rice |
淘 see styles |
táo tao2 t`ao tao tō |
to wash (rice, sand etc in water to remove impurities); to dredge; to scoop out (sediment or waste); (dialect) to hunt for and buy (bargains or second-hand goods); (dialect) naughty; mischievous To scour, swill, wash, cleanse; tricky, playful. |
滫 see styles |
xiǔ xiu3 hsiu |
(literary) water that was used to rinse rice and has become smelly; befouled water |
漿 浆 see styles |
jiàng jiang4 chiang shō におもい |
variant of 糨[jiang4] (archaism) boiled drinking water; (archaism) rice water juice |
燴 烩 see styles |
huì hui4 hui |
to braise; to cook (rice etc) with vegetables, meat and water |
甑 see styles |
zèng zeng4 tseng koshiki こしき |
cauldron; rice pot (1) (See 蒸篭・1) steaming basket (traditionally clay or wood); (2) (こしき only) steaming vat (for steaming rice in sake production); (surname) Koshiki |
畓 see styles |
xx xx5 xx |
phonetic dap or dābo; rice paddy (Korean gugja) |
畔 see styles |
pàn pan4 p`an pan kuroyanagi くろやなぎ |
(bound form) side; edge; boundary (1) (kana only) on the bank of; by the side of (e.g. a river, pond); (2) (in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity; nearby; (1) (kana only) ridge of earth between rice fields; (2) (kana only) ridge between grooves in threshold or lintel; (3) (abbreviation) footpath between rice fields; causeway; (surname) Kuroyanagi A path between fields, or boundary; to trespass; translit. ban, van, par, pra. v. 般, 班, etc. |
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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| The Way of Five Pecks of Rice | 五斗米道 | gotobeidou / gotobeido | wǔ dǒu mǐ dào wu3 dou3 mi3 dao4 wu dou mi dao wudoumidao | wu tou mi tao wutoumitao |
| Having High Principles | 不為五斗米折腰 不为五斗米折腰 | bù wèi wǔ dǒu mǐ zhé yāo bu4 wei4 wu3 dou3 mi3 zhe2 yao1 bu wei wu dou mi zhe yao buweiwudoumizheyao | pu wei wu tou mi che yao puweiwutoumicheyao |
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| In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. | ||||
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