Cantonese · Jyutping
Mandarin · Pinyin
- tāo
English
- sheath, scabbard, bow case
- bow case or scabbard
- to hide
- military strategy
- used in names
粵語
- 用於人名
Variants
Words containing 韜
- 韜略tou1 loek6
military strategy
- 龍韜lung4 tou1
military strategy and tactics
- 六韜luk6 tou1
“Six Secret Strategic Teachings”, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1], attributed to Jiang Ziya 姜子牙[Jiang1 Zi3 ya2]
- 韜光養晦tou1 gwong1 joeng5 fui3
to conceal one's strengths and bide one's time (idiom)
- 秦韜玉ceon4 tou1 juk6
Qin Taoyu, Tang poet, author of the poem "A Poor Woman" 貧女|贫女[Pin2 nu : 3]
- 六韜三略luk6 tou1 saam1 loek6
"Six Secret Strategic Teachings" 六韜|六韬[Liu4 tao1] and "Three Strategies of Huang Shigong" 三略[San1 lu:e4], two of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1], attributed to Jiang Ziya 姜子牙[Jiang1 Zi3 ya2]
- 鄒韜奮zau1 tou1 fan5
Zou Taofen (1895-1944), journalist, political theorist and publisher
- 文韜武略man4 tou1 mou5 loek6