大道理

dàdàoli
  1. major principle
  2. general truth
  3. sermon (reproof)
  4. bombastic talk

CEDICT

Homographs

大道理 dàdàolǐ

Entry Composition

1 大道 dàdào
  1. main street
  2. avenue
2 理 lǐ
  1. texture
  2. grain (of wood)
  3. inner essence
  4. intrinsic order
  5. reason
  6. logic
  7. truth
  8. science
  9. natural science (esp. physics)
  10. to manage
  11. to pay attention to
  12. to run (affairs)
  13. to handle
  14. to put in order
  15. to tidy up

Related entries

大节 dàjié
  1. major festival
  2. important matter
  3. major principle
  4. high moral character
布道 bùdào
  1. sermon
  2. to sermonize
  3. to preach
  4. to evangelize