Liao

American  

[lyou] / ljaʊ /

Wade-Giles, Pinyin.

1. a dynasty that ruled in China a.d. 907–1125.

2. a river in NE China, flowing through S Manchuria into the Gulf of Liaotung. 700 miles (1,125 km) long.

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Liao British  

/ ljaʊ /

noun

1. a river in NE China, rising in SE Inner Mongolia and flowing northeast then southwest to the Gulf of Liaodong. Length: about 1100 km (700 miles)

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Liao

China's Deputy Finance Minister Liao Min said China would continue to deepen engagement with the World Bank, regardless of the changing relationship with respect to lending.

From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026

"Overall, our findings provide novel insights into the interplay between nanoplastics and bacterium-phage dynamics, highlighting increased microbial risks associated with waterborne nanoplastics," Liao said.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 17, 2026

Steyer campaign spokesperson Kevin Liao said the campaign had properly followed the rules in hiring influencers and that the campaign is “confident” that Gomberg and Hennessy’s complaint is “baseless.”

From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2026

So far, Chinese vice finance minister Liao Min has been involved in discussions with Washington about setting up such a dialogue, people close to Beijing said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026

See Raja Besar Leeches, jungle; the bite of Legs, wasting of muscles of Lemur, the spectacled Liao.

From Through Central Borneo; an Account of Two Years' Travel in the Land of Head-Hunters Between the Years 1913 and 1917 by Carl Lumholtz