Mandarin

Romanization

qiao

1. Nonstandard spelling of qiāo.
2. Nonstandard spelling of qiáo.
3. Nonstandard spelling of qiǎo.
4. Nonstandard spelling of qiào.

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.