jiao
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Mandarin 角 (jiǎo).
Noun
jiao (plural jiao)
- (numismatics) A currency unit of the People's Republic of China, one tenth of a yuan.
Translations
a currency unit of the People's Republic of China, one tenth of a yuan
See also
Mandarin
Romanization
jiao
- Nonstandard spelling of jiāo.
- Nonstandard spelling of jiáo.
- Nonstandard spelling of jiǎo.
- Nonstandard spelling of jiào.
Usage notes
- Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.