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authentic · Different wording
Different wording The two terms share 道地 in their simplified forms but are different words. In Taiwan the standard term is 道地; on the Mainland it is 地道 - both point at “authentic”.
Taiwan’s Ministry of Education dictionaries record 地道 for this concept. The Mainland standard is among them - the difference is which form each side makes the default.
道地 is L5 vocabulary on the TOCFL 华语八千词 list; 地道 is HSK 7-9 vocabulary on the HSK 3.0 list.
Pair source: LinZi’s curated MOE-vs-HSK comparison table.
| Taiwan · 台灣 | Mainland · 大陆 | |
|---|---|---|
| Written form | 道地 | 地道 |
| Reading | ㄉㄠˋ ㄉㄧˋ dào dì | dì dào ㄉㄧˋ ㄉㄠˋ |
| Senses | authentic; original | tunnel; causeway |
| Syllabus | TOCFL L5 | HSK 7-9 |
| MOE records | 地道 | |
| Dictionary | entry → | entry → |
| Audio | ||
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