diao
See also: diāo, diǎo, and diào
Mandarin
Romanization
diao
- Nonstandard spelling of diāo.
- Nonstandard spelling of diǎo.
- Nonstandard spelling of diào.
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.