Mandarin

Romanization

qiu

1. Nonstandard spelling of qiū.
2. Nonstandard spelling of qiú.
3. Nonstandard spelling of qiǔ.
4. Nonstandard spelling of qiù.

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.