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liu

liu

See also: LIU, Liu, liu1, liu2, liu3, liu4, liu5, liu6, liū, liú, liǔ, liù, and Liú

Mandarin

Romanization

liu

  1. Nonstandard spelling of liū.
  2. Nonstandard spelling of liú.
  3. Nonstandard spelling of liǔ.
  4. Nonstandard spelling of liù.

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 French

Alternative forms

Etymology

Latin locus

Noun

liu m (oblique plural lius, nominative singular lius, nominative plural liu)

  1. place

Woleaian

Noun

liu

  1. coconut