道言關係是理解道以及解讀老莊文本的一個難題。無論道能否被言說，在理解上總會存在這樣或那樣的困難。本文結合當代西方哲學有關語言問題的新視角，從名言、道言的區別出發，對老莊的相關文本進行了重新解讀，顯示出在老莊的文本中，語言具有一個與道相通的維度，從而對於言道困境給出一個全新的解釋。這一解釋，亦即從意義構成的角度來領會道，反過來亦將為我們解讀當代西方哲學界發生的語言轉向提供一新視角。

The relationship between Dao and Discourse/Language constitutes a fascinating yet difficult question concerning how to understand Dao Itself, and to read Laozi and Zhuangzi’s texts. Whether or not Dao can be spoken of, there are always certain difficulties in understanding their texts. In this paper, I will re-read Laozi and Zhuangzi’s texts by making the distinction between Dao Discourse/Language (道言) and Ming Discourse/Language (名言), taking into considerations some new insights from contemporary western philosophy of language. I will demonstrate that discourse/language, in Laozi and Zhuangzi’s eyes, has an interconnected dimension with the Dao, thus leading to a new approach to the dilemma of Dao’s fathomability. This new approach, i.e., relating Dao and the meaning-constituting nature of language, will in turn provide a new possibility to re-read the linguistic turn in contemporary Western philosophy.