Yao

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noun Wade-Giles, Pinyin.

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

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Words nearby Yao

Yannina, Yanomama, Yanomamo, yanqui, Yantai, Yao, Yaoundé, yap, yapok, yapon, yapp

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Yao²

[ you ]

/ yaʊ /

noun, plural Yaos, (especially collectively) Yao for 1.

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

the Bantu language spoken by the Yao.

How to use Yao in a sentence

Yao and her colleagues stamped a series of grooves onto one side of each noodle.
‘Smart’ pasta morphs into fun shapes as it cooks|Emily Conover|June 11, 2021|Science News For Students
Pasta aficionados “are very picky about the shapes of pasta and how they pair with different sauces,” says Yao, who studies the design of smart materials at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh.
Morphing noodles start flat but bend into curly pasta shapes as they’re cooked|Emily Conover|May 11, 2021|Science News
Yao and colleagues stamped a series of grooves onto one side of each noodle.
Morphing noodles start flat but bend into curly pasta shapes as they’re cooked|Emily Conover|May 11, 2021|Science News
The new device has the potential to be a major innovation in renewable energy, Yao says.
Will bacterial ‘wires’ one day power your phone?|Alison Pearce Stevens|September 2, 2020|Science News For Students

Lovley told Yao about bacteria that make nanostrands of protein.
Will bacterial ‘wires’ one day power your phone?|Alison Pearce Stevens|September 2, 2020|Science News For Students
At a press conference in March, Yao said, “Buying ivory is the same as buying a bullet.”
China’s Blood Ivory Bazaar|Brendon Hong|June 30, 2014|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.
Foreigners Become Unlikely Chinese TV Stars|Benjamin F. Carlson|April 12, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Sora's Chinese name has more than 41 million page hits on Google, exceeding that of Mao Zedong, Yao Ming, or Confucius.
Porn Star Sora Aoi Is Taking China by Storm|Isaac Stone Fish|May 20, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Now, if he can just win over his communist bosses, he'll be the biggest thing since Yao Ming.
This Week's Best Reads|The Daily Beast|April 23, 2011|DAILY BEAST
When Shun had all below heaven he chose Kao-yao from the many, lifted him up, and the men without love fled.
The Sayings Of Confucius|Confucius
Even Yao and Shun were still struggling to become better, and so bring peace to all men.
The Sayings Of Confucius|Confucius
There could be no mistaking the red Lang-Yao whose brilliant tints kindled in the candle-glow.
A Reversible Santa Claus|Meredith Nicholson
Take, for instance, the great inundation placed by the historic books of China in the reign of Yao.
The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, November 1879|Various
It is only since the middle of the 19th century that the Yao language has conquered territory to the south of Lake Nyasa.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3|Various