左道 in Chinese

IPA: /t͡su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /t͡su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/ Chinese transliterations: zuǒdào [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄉㄠˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], zuǒdào [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄉㄠˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], zuǒdào [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], tso³-tao⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], dzwǒ-dàu [Mandarin, Yale, standard], tzuoodaw [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], цзодао [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], czodao [Mandarin, Palladius, standard] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{head|zh|noun}} 左道

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      "zh-pron": "цзодао"
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      "zh-pron": "czodao"
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      "ipa": "/t͡su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/",
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    {
      "ipa": "/t͡su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/"
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  ],
  "word": "左道"
}

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      "word": "左道旁門"
    },
    {
      "word": "左道旁门"
    },
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      "roman": "pángménzuǒdào",
      "word": "旁門左道"
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      "zh-pron": "цзодао"
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      "zh-pron": "czodao"
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"左道" meaning in Chinese

Noun