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Yao

1 American  
[you] / yaʊ /

noun

Wade-Giles, Pinyin.
  1. a legendary emperor of China who, with his successor Shun, was a paragon of good government.


Yao 2 American  
[you] / yaʊ /

noun

plural

Yaos,

plural

Yao
  1. a member of an Indigenous people of Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania.

  2. the Bantu language spoken by the Yao.


Example Sentences

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Shadrack Yao Agboli, a fugu weaver who also works with the National Commission on Culture, has a home workshop where long bands of hand-loomed fabric hang to dry in the afternoon sun.

From Barron's

“Yao!” he called, and muttered under his breath, “Thank God!”

From Literature

After what felt like half an hour but might have been less, Yao cut the engine and paddled us to a standstill.

From Literature

Yao tried to shush him, and he took to growling instead, still breaking into the odd bark.

From Literature

“Wait here, please,” said Yao, going into the cement building.

From Literature