Yao1
[you]
- Wade-Giles, Pinyin. a legendary emperor of China who, with his successor (Shun), was a paragon of good government.
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Yao2
[you]
- a member of an indigenous people of Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania.
- the Bantu language spoken by the Yao.
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Examples from the Web for yao
Contemporary Examples
At a press conference in March, Yao said, “Buying ivory is the same as buying a bullet.”
“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.
Sora's Chinese name has more than 41 million page hits on Google, exceeding that of Mao Zedong, Yao Ming, or Confucius.
Now, if he can just win over his communist bosses, he'll be the biggest thing since Yao Ming.
Historical Examples
Again, “When the dragon walks he is called sah, when he flies he is a yao.”
Mythical MonstersCharles Gould
Even Yao and Shun were still striving to attain this height.
The Sayings of ConfuciusConfucius
Some say that Yao is shackled and hidden away, and that Shun has died in the fields.
The Poet Li PoArthur Waley
With the reign of Yao the historical work of Confucius begins.
Historic Tales, Vol. 12 (of 15)Charles Morris
We might regard them as representatives of the Tai and Yao cultures.
A history of China., [3d ed. rev. and enl.]Wolfram Eberhard