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Liao
Definitions
- 1 A river of Manchuria (northeastern China)
"The centre of Chinese influence in Manchuria was mainly Liaotung peninsula and along the Liao River valley."
- 2 A surname from Chinese.
- 3 Synonym of Rau, a people of southeastern China
- 4 One of various medieval dynasties of Khitan rulers in Chinese history originally from its watershed
"To the Han people, the Khitan were not much more than barbarians. Interlopers from the Mongolian steppes, they moved into the northern provinces of China in the 10th century and established the Liao empire (named for the Liao River), one of the wealthiest and most powerful dynasties of its time. The short-lived Liao reign lasted from 907 until 1125, but at its height stretched from Manchuria to Inner Asia."
- 5 Liaoning, a Chinese province surrounding and named for the Liao watershed uncommon
- 1 Meats, vegetables, and other ingredients added to an otherwise plain dish. Singapore, colloquial, uncountable
"Bak Chor Mee, less mee, Auntie. No extra liao today."
- 2 the dynasty that ruled much of Manchuria and northeastern China from 947 to 1125 wordnet
- 1 Indicates action completion, or more generally, perfective aspect. Manglish, Singlish
"I run 4 laps liao."
- 2 Marks a change in state, more or less in the same manner as the inchoative aspect (see usage notes). Manglish, Singlish
"It’s going to rain liao."
- 3 Marks a change in state, more or less in the same manner as the inchoative aspect (see usage notes).; Used to emphasize that something has to be done now. Manglish, Singlish
"Go liao!"
Etymology
Borrowed from Hokkien 了 (liáu) and Teochew 了 (liao²), with tone and spelling influenced by Mandarin 了 (liǎo) and its romanization in Hanyu Pinyin.
From Mandarin 料 (liào, “ingredients”).
A romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation of 遼 /辽 (Liáo)
Borrowed from Mandarin 廖 (Liào).
A romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation of 僚 (Liáo)
See also for "liao"
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