English Explanatory Dictionary

liao

English dictionary entry

Meanings

particle
  1. Indicates action completion, or more generally, perfective aspect.
  2. Marks a change in state, more or less in the same manner as the inchoative aspect (see usage notes).
  3. Used to emphasize that something has to be done now.
noun
  1. Meats, vegetables, and other ingredients added to an otherwise plain dish.
name
  1. A river of Manchuria (northeastern China)
  2. One of various medieval dynasties of Khitan rulers in Chinese history originally from its watershed
  3. Liaoning, a Chinese province surrounding and named for the Liao watershed
name
  1. A surname from Chinese.
name
  1. Synonym of Rau, a people of southeastern China

Pronunciation

[ljaʊ˨˩] [ljaʊ˨] [ljaʊ˦˨] /ljaʊ/ lyou LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Liao.wav

Word forms

liao leow lo loh

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.

Synonyms

already Khitan Rau

Related words

die liao mai tu liao si liao win liao lor what lah1–14 lor2–3 lor1 ah6 leh1–2 mah leh3–6 one1–3 hor1 know nia only sia hor2 ah1–3 hah1–3 meh ba2 leh7–11 ba1 already Gupta A. F. (1992) in volume 18 number 1 →DOI bo liao

Derived words

Liao Empire Northern Liao Northern Liao Empire Western Liao Western Liao Empire

Translations

Chinese Mandarin: 遼 /辽
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