Yao

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noun

, Wade-Giles, Pinyin.

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

Yao

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[ you ]

noun

, plural Yaos, (especially collectively) Yao

1. a member of an Indigenous people of Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania.
2. the Bantu language spoken by the Yao.

Example Sentences

At a press conference in March, Yao said, “Buying ivory is the same as buying a bullet.”

From The Daily Beast

“The element of adding a foreigner is not quite a clown show or circus type of act, but it does have a novelty effect,” says Yao.

From The Daily Beast

Sora's Chinese name has more than 41 million page hits on Google, exceeding that of Mao Zedong, Yao Ming, or Confucius.

From The Daily Beast

Now, if he can just win over his communist bosses, he'll be the biggest thing since Yao Ming.

From The Daily Beast

When Shun had all below heaven he chose Kao-yao from the many, lifted him up, and the men without love fled.

From Project Gutenberg

Even Yao and Shun were still struggling to become better, and so bring peace to all men.

From Project Gutenberg

There could be no mistaking the red Lang-Yao whose brilliant tints kindled in the candle-glow.

From Project Gutenberg

Take, for instance, the great inundation placed by the historic books of China in the reign of Yao.

From Project Gutenberg

It is only since the middle of the 19th century that the Yao language has conquered territory to the south of Lake Nyasa.

From Project Gutenberg