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Liao.

A river of Manchuria (northeastern China)

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ljaʊ/
  1. A river of Manchuria (northeastern China)

  2. One of various medieval dynasties of Khitan rulers in Chinese history originally from its watershed

  3. Liaoning, a Chinese province surrounding and named for the Liao watershed

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Where this word comes from

A romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation of 遼 /辽 (Liáo)

name/ljaʊ/
  1. A surname from Chinese.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Mandarin 廖 (Liào).

name/ljaʊ/
  1. Synonym of Rau, a people of southeastern China

Where this word comes from

A romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation of 僚 (Liáo)

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.