jiao

jiao

See also: Jiao, jiāo, jiáo, jiǎo, and jiào

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Mandarin 角 (jiǎo). Doublet of kak.

Noun

jiao (plural jiao)

1. (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

Chinese: Cantonese: 毫 (hou4), 毫子 (hou4 zi2) Mandarin: 角 (zh) (jiǎo), 毛 (zh) (máo) (colloquial), 角子 (zh) (jiǎozi) (regional), 毫 (zh) (háo) (dialectal) Min Nan: 角 (kak) Japanese: 角 (ja) (かく, kaku) Korean: 각 (ko) (gak) Russian: цзя́о (ru) m or n (czjáo) Zhuang: gak

See also

• yuan
• fen

Anagrams

• Ojai

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Mandarin

Romanization

jiao

1. Nonstandard spelling of jiāo.
2. Nonstandard spelling of jiáo.
3. Nonstandard spelling of jiǎo.
4. Nonstandard spelling of jiào.

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.