Search the dictionary A Chinese word or character, or English Search 8 entries. míngdǎo 名导 famous film director míngdǎo 溟岛 an island in the sea míngdǎo 名導 famous film director míngdǎo 溟島 an island in the sea míngdào 冥道 path to the underworld (in Daoist or folk beliefs, referring to the journey of spirits after death) chóngmíngdǎo 崇明岛 Chongming Island, at the mouth of the Yangtze River in Shanghai chóngmíngdǎo 崇明島 Chongming Island, at the mouth of the Yangtze River in Shanghai jiùmìngdàocǎo 救命稻草 last straw to clutch at