biao

See also biāo, biǎo, and biào

Mandarin

Romanization

biao

1. Nonstandard spelling of biāo.
2. Nonstandard spelling of biǎo.
3. Nonstandard spelling of biào.

Usage notes

• English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.