chao

See also: Chao, chāo, cháo, chǎo, chào, chão, and cha0

Mandarin

Wikipedia

Romanization

chao

1. Nonstandard spelling of chāo.
2. Nonstandard spelling of cháo.
3. Nonstandard spelling of chǎo.
4. Nonstandard spelling of chào.

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.

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Spanish

Etymology

From Italian ciao.

Alternative forms

• chau

Interjection

chao

1. (Latin America) bye, goodbye

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Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA ^(key): /ṯɕaːw˧˧/
• (Huế) IPA ^(key): /ṯɕaːw˧˧/
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA ^(key): /c̻aːw˧˥/

Noun

chao

1. pickled tofu

See also

• chào