dao

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Limburgish [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: [dɔː˨]

Adverb [edit]

dao

  1. there

Synonyms [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: [dɔː˦]

Adverb [edit]

dao

  1. for that reason

Mandarin [edit]

Romanization [edit]

dao

  1. Nonstandard spelling of dāo.
  2. Nonstandard spelling of dáo.
  3. Nonstandard spelling of dǎo.
  4. Nonstandard spelling of dào.

Usage notes [edit]

  • 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.

Vietnamese [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Sinitic 刀 or 釖.

Noun [edit]

dao

  1. knife
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