Cobie

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  1. Newbie to group

    That’s very interesting. What characters do you use for followers of Taoism?
  2. Newbie to group

    I think we can forget about the 道徒 meaning ‘Semi-Taoist’.
  3. Newbie to group

    @Mango thanks for corroborating.
  4. Newbie to group

    My guess is: (1) 道人 dao4 ren0 or 道士 dao4 shi0 - Taoist priest (真人 zhen1 fen2 - high-ranking priest) Taoist priest an ascetic; not married; lives in the Taoist shrine 24/7 follows the principles of Tao (2) 道徒 dao4 tu2 - Taoist, follower of Taoism Religious Taoist not an ascetic; may be married; lives in his own home; has a secular job to make a living; visits the shrine follows the principles of Tao Secular Taoist only follows the principles of Tao but is nonreligious.
  5. Newbie to group

    道徒 dao4 tu2 - Taoist, participant of Taoism or some religious superstitious organization. https://www-zdic-net.translate.goog/hans/道徒?_x_tr_sl=zh-CN&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc
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  7. Newbie to group

    Yes. Number 8 of the Chinese zodiac is 羊 yang2 - caprinae.
  8. Newbie to group

    绵 simplified 綿 traditional (adjective) soft
  9. Flower in the shape of a woman

    The new one eats the old one. Yikes.
  10. Newbie to group

    There’s a mix up of English and Chinese meanings.
  11. Newbie to group

    And many happy returns.
  12. Newbie to group

    @Mango Nice talking to you.
  13. Newbie to group

    That’s never going to happen.
  14. Newbie to group

    (possibly contrary to some) I was being polite!
  15. Newbie to group

    I think the onus was on you to have also provided the characters.
  16. Newbie to group

    Hmm … The English ‘Semi-Taoist’ clearly does not mean 道徒 . I presume this applies then: “Sometimes it has a slightly derogatory meaning, referring to the name alone, without seeking further explanation.”
  17. Newbie to group

    I don’t! It’s classical, so “means” whatever ‘the powers that be’ decide it means. I will ask my friend what the ‘state of the art’ is: https://dict-idioms-moe-edu-tw.translate.goog/idiomView.jsp?ID=1178&webMd=1&la=0&_x_tr_sl=zh-TW&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc.
  18. Newbie to group

    Better to also give the characters then.
  19. Newbie to group

    @Mango I Googled ‘Semi-Taoist’ and got no results. It does not seem to be a term much used in English?
  20. Newbie to group

    Thanks. 道徒 makes perfect sense.
  21. Newbie to group

    Thanks for the info, interesting. What are the Chinese characters for ‘true Taoist’ and ‘Semi-Taoist’?
  22. Newbie to group

    @Mango (wordplay aside) serous question - what do you mean with Semi-Taoist?
  23. Qigong and astral travel

    Exactly. I too became worried that being out of my body would leave me rather defenceless.
  24. Qigong and astral travel

    “Where” did not matter to me. I wanted it to show that ‘I’ will not die when my body dies.