"Tao" is pronounced with a 'D' sound (like "Dao") because of an old Chinese-to-English spelling system called Wade-Giles, which used 't' to represent an unaspirated (soft) sound closer to English 'd', not the aspirated 't' sound (like in "tie"). Modern spelling uses 'd' (Dao) via Pinyin, which more accurately reflects the sound that's between English 't' and 'd', leading to both spellings existing but 'Dao' being phonetically closer to the Mandarin.
Taoism. There is no single official position on homosexuality in Taoism, as the term Taoism is used to describe a number of disparate religious traditions encompassing a variety of views.
"Tao" gives Taoism its name in English, in both its philosophical and religious forms. The Tao is the fundamental and central concept of these schools of thought.
Eventually, hundreds of books existed using Wade-Giles. In this Romanization, the phrase 道, translated as the way, is spelled Tao because that's what Wade and Giles heard and how they learned to pronounce it.
"Měi" (měi) in Chinese primarily refers to the character 美, meaning beautiful, good, or satisfactory, and is also used for America (美国 - Měiguó). Another common "měi" is 每, meaning every or each (like in "every day" - 每天 měi tiān).
Christianity
As Confucianism gained popularity Taoism gradually fell from favour, and changed from an official religion to a popular religious tradition. After the communist takeover of China, Taoism was banned and its followers re-educated, with the result that the number of practicing Taoists fell by 99% in 10 years.
Lao Tzu Said: "The precept against taking of intoxicants is: One should not take any alcoholic drinks, unless he has to take some to cure his illness, to regale the guests with a feast, or to conduct religious ceremonies." That being said, what is your stance on the consumption of alcohol?
Taoism (or Daoism) refers to a variety of related philosophical and religious traditions that have influenced Eastern Asia for more than two millennia, and have had a notable influence on the western world particularly since the 19th century.
Taoism is a major religion that originated in China roughly 2500 years ago. Unlike many other religions, it has no gods or other supernatural beliefs.
While Lao Tzu did not know Christ directly, his teachings point toward a similar understanding of the divine order and the path to spiritual peace. In this sense, Taoism can be seen as a form of prophetic wisdom in China, a parallel revelation that reflects the same divine truths found in the Bible.
dá dào. to reach; to achieve; to attain. 达因 dá yīn. dyne (loanword)
Although Taoist alchemy regarded heterosexual sex, without ejaculation, as a way of maintaining a male's "life essence", homosexual intercourse was seen as "neutral", because the act has no detrimental or beneficial effect on a person's life essence.
Christianity is the world's largest religion by number of followers, with over 2.4 billion adherents, followed closely by Islam, with nearly 2 billion, and then Hinduism and Buddhism, with billions and hundreds of millions, respectively, though Islam is projected to grow faster and potentially overtake Christianity in the coming decades, according to reports from organizations like the Pew Research Center.
There is an ideological crossover found between Buddhist and Taoist systems of influence. Chan Buddhism in particular holds many beliefs in common with the philosophy of Taoism.
A traditional reading of the Qur'an can lead to the condemnation of same-sex relationships and thus of same-sex marriage. However, because there is no central governing authority, communities and individuals are free to make their own choices regarding this issue.
Fun fact: Taylor Swift's name in Chinese is Taile Siweifute 泰勒·斯威夫特, a transliteration of her English name. Her Chinese nickname is Meimei/霉霉, which means something like “unlucky,” although to my knowledge it is only used for Swift and not applied to other unlucky people.
7 - Mandarin Chinese: in mainland China they use the numbers 23333 to write laughter. In the Mandarin alphabet, the transcription of “haha” is 哈哈. It's written “haha” when it's transcribed into the Latin alphabet due to the influence of PR.
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