rao

See also: ráo, raó, rào, rǎo, and ra'o

Bislama

Etymology

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

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