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diao

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.