道學

道学
dàoxué
  1. Confucian study of ethics
  2. study of Daoism
  3. school for Daoism in Tang and Song times
  4. Daoist magic
  5. another name for 理學, rational learning of Song dynasty neo-Confucianism

CEDICT

  1. (figuratively) rigid adherence to rules; pedantry
  2. (philosophy) Neo-Confucianism
  3. Neo-Confucianism
  4. rigid adherence to rules; pedantry

Wiktionary

  1. 黃老的學術。
  2. 宋儒所倡的性命義理之學。參見「理學」條。
  3. 注重禮教而古板迂腐，不知變通者。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 道 dào
  1. (bound form) way; reason; principle
  2. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization
  3. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao
  4. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel)
  5. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words)
  6. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process
  7. (old) circuit (administrative division)

classifiers: 條, 股
2 學 xué
  1. to learn
  2. to study
  3. to imitate
  4. science
  5. -ology