tiao

See also: tiāo, tiáo, tiǎo, and tiào

Mandarin

Romanization

tiao

1. Nonstandard spelling of tiāo.
2. Nonstandard spelling of tiáo.
3. Nonstandard spelling of tiǎo.
4. Nonstandard spelling of tiào.

Usage notes

• Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.