"Tao Te Ching" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˌtaʊ ˌteɪ ˈt͡ʃɪŋ/ Forms: the Tao Te Ching [canonical]
Etymology: Based on the Wade-Giles romanization of Mandarin 道德經/道德经 (Dàodéjīng, “Classic of the Dao and De”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn|-}} Mandarin, {{zh-l|道德經|t=Classic of the Dao and De}} 道德經/道德经 (Dàodéjīng, “Classic of the Dao and De”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|def=1|nolinkhead=1}} the Tao Te Ching
  1. (philosophy, Taoism) A Chinese classic text fundamental to both philosophical and religious Taoism. Wikipedia link: Tao Te Ching, Wade-Giles romanization Categories (topical): Books, Philosophy, Taoism Synonyms: Laozi, Daodejing, Dao De Jing Translations (Chinese classic text): داوديجنغ (dāwdījing) (Arabic), Դաո Դե Ցզին (Dao De Cʻzin) (Armenian), 道德經 (Chinese Cantonese), 道德经 (dou⁶ dak¹ ging¹) (Chinese Cantonese), 道德經 (Chinese Mandarin), 道德经 (Dàodéjīng) (Chinese Mandarin), 老子 (Lǎozǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), 道徳経 (Dōtokukyō) (Japanese), 老子 (Rōshi) (Japanese), 老子道徳経 (Rōshi Dōtokukyō) (Japanese), 도덕경 (Dodeokgyeong) (Korean), Дао дэ цзин (Dao dɛ czin) [feminine] (Russian), Đạo Đức Kinh (Vietnamese)

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