Characters
- 道 (道): road; path (CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3]); (bound form) way; reason; principle; (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization; (Daoism) the Way; the Dao; to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel); (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words); classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process; (old) circuit (administrative division)
- 貌 (貌): appearance
- 岸 (㟁): variant of 岸[an4]
- 然 (然): correct; right; so; thus; like this; -ly
Resources
- Wiktionary: 道貌岸然
- MDBG: 道貌岸然
- Examples with 道貌岸然 on Tatoeba
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