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liao
/liˈaʊ/
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What does liao mean?
particle
- Indicates action completion, or more generally, perfective aspect.
- 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.
More meanings (6)
noun
- Meats, vegetables, and other ingredients added to an otherwise plain dish.
proper noun
- A river of Manchuria (northeastern China)
- One of various medieval dynasties of Khitan rulers in Chinese history originally from its watershed
- Liaoning, a Chinese province surrounding and named for the Liao watershed
- A surname from Chinese.
- Synonym of Rau, a people of southeastern China
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IPA pronunciation
/liˈaʊ/
CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗Pronunciation varies by speaker and region. About these dictionary pronunciations.
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He quotes a pregnant sentence from Wei Liao Tzŭ, ch.
In "Liao Chai", a famous collection of Chinese tales, it is recorded that a young widow married her son and moved to another part of the country, so that their identity and relationship should be concealed.