Liao

American  

[lyou] / lyaʊ /

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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Example Sentences

Granholm and Liao were the only participants listed from the Energy Department, according to the document obtained by The Times.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 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

Andy Liao, a property developer originally from Chengdu, China who now lives in Sydney, told AFP he and his family had driven down after seeing the street on RedNote.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

The study is part of a $2.8 million National Science Foundation project led by Bolin Liao at UC Santa Barbara, with contributions from the University of Houston, the University of Notre Dame, and UC Irvine.

From Science Daily • Nov. 12, 2025

It is situated at a distance of thirteen miles from the mouth of the river Liao, which discharges into the gulf of Liaotung, a continuation of the gulf of Pechili.

From Empires and Emperors of Russia, China, Korea, and Japan Notes and Recollections by Monsignor Count Vay de Vaya and Luskod by Vay, P?ter