liao

See also: Liao, liáo, liào, liāo, and liǎo

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Min Nan 了 (liáu).

Particle

liao

  1. (Singapore, colloquial, informal) Perfective aspect marker.

Anagrams

Mandarin

Romanization

liao

  1. Nonstandard spelling of liāo.
  2. Nonstandard spelling of liáo.
  3. Nonstandard spelling of liǎo.
  4. Nonstandard spelling of liào.

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.
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