n. (Hira=みち) road, street, way, method

v. (Trad=道, Pinyin=dao4) say, talk, speak, think, suppose

n. (Trad=道, Pinyin=dao4) road, way, path, circuit, Taoism, method, doctrine, principle, principium

adj. (Trad=道, Pinyin=dao4) taoist

v. (Simp=道, Pinyin=dao4) say, talk, speak, think, suppose

n. (Simp=道, Pinyin=dao4) road, way, path, circuit, Taoism, method, doctrine, principle, principium

adj. (Simp=道, Pinyin=dao4) taoist

¹ (1) and; as well as; both and; too; also; not...either; neither...nor
(2) even; without so much as
(3) whether...or not; either...or
(4) even if; although; though; in spite of; notwithstanding; no matter (what, how, who, etc)

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² do

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[度] (1) a degree; degree; diopter
(2) a degree; an extent; a measure; a limit

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[徒] a clique; a set; a gang; a pack; a ring

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¹[道] a district; a province

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²[道] (1) a road
(2) an art; a craft
(3) teachings; doctrines; truth; morality; justice; reason

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[都] a capital city; a metropolis; a city

fen1 dao4 yang2 biao1
Going separate ways.
Said of people who go their own ways because of different aims and interests.