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biao

biao

See also: biāo, biǎo, and biào

Mandarin

Romanization

biao

Nonstandard spelling of biāo.
Nonstandard spelling of biǎo.
Nonstandard spelling of biào.

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.