Liao.
A river of Manchuria (northeastern China)
Meaning & usage
A river of Manchuria (northeastern China)
One of various medieval dynasties of Khitan rulers in Chinese history originally from its watershed
Liaoning, a Chinese province surrounding and named for the Liao watershed
Where this word comes from
A romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation of 遼 /辽 (Liáo)
A surname from Chinese.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Mandarin 廖 (Liào).
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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