jiao
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Mandarin 角 (jiǎo). Doublet of kak.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
jiao (plural jiao)
- (numismatics) A currency unit of the People's Republic of China, one tenth of a yuan.
Translations edit
a currency unit of the People's Republic of China, one tenth of a yuan
See also edit
Anagrams edit
Mandarin edit
Romanization edit
jiao
- Nonstandard spelling of jiāo.
- Nonstandard spelling of jiáo.
- Nonstandard spelling of jiǎo.
- Nonstandard spelling of jiào.
Usage notes edit
- 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.