rao
See also: ráo, raó, rào, rǎo, and ra'o
Bislama
Etymology
English row.
Noun
rao
- argument
Derived terms
- raorao
Mandarin
Romanization
rao
- Nonstandard spelling of ráo.
- Nonstandard spelling of rǎo.
- Nonstandard spelling of rào.
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.
Old High German
Adjective
rao, rāo
- Alternative form of rō
Vietnamese
Etymology
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 譟 (SV: táo).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zaːw˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʐaːw˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ɹaːw˧˧]
Verb
rao • (牢, 哰, 𢭂, 嗂, 謠, 嗃)
- to announce; to advertise; to hawk
Derived terms
Derived terms
- bán rao
- rao bán
- rao giảng
- rêu rao