道学

道學
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 理学, 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. 黄老的学术。
  2. 宋儒所倡的性命义理之学。参见「理学」条。
  3. 注重礼教而古板迂腐，不知变通者。

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 学 xué
  1. to learn
  2. to study
  3. to imitate
  4. science
  5. -ology