小道 [－－]

Jyutping siu2 dou6
Pinyin xiǎo dào

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. bypath
  2. trail
  3. bribery as a means of achieving a goal
  4. minor arts (Confucian reference to agriculture, medicine, divination, and other professions unworthy of a gentleman)
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    bypath; trail
  2. noun
    minor arts
  3. noun
    bribery as a means of achieving a goal
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    山林小道被雪完全覆盖住了。
    山林小道被雪完全覆蓋住了。
    shān lín xiǎo dào bèi xuě wán quán fù gài zhù le 。
    • The forest path had been utterly covered by snow.
    • The path through the forest was completely covered in snow.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    小道消息
    小道消息
    siu2 dou6 siu1 sik1
    • rumours
  2. Cantonese
    有小道消息话佢就快辞职，你信唔信？
    有小道消息話佢就快辭職，你信唔信？
    jau5 siu2 dou6 siu1 sik1 waa6 keoi5 zau6 faai3 ci4 zik1, nei5 seon3 m4 seon3?
    • I heard rumours of his resignation, do you believe it?