yao

See also Yao, yāo, yáo, yǎo, and yào

Mandarin

Romanization

yao

1. Nonstandard spelling of yāo.
2. Nonstandard spelling of yáo.
3. Nonstandard spelling of yǎo.
4. Nonstandard spelling of yào.

Usage notes

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