Yao

¹ American  

[you] / yaʊ /

noun

Wade-Giles, Pinyin.

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

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Yao ² American  

[you] / yaʊ /

noun

plural

Yaos,

plural

Yao

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

2. the Bantu language spoken by the Yao.

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Example Sentences

“Supply chains also faced notable disruptions, with suppliers’ delivery times lengthening to the greatest extent since December 2022, posing challenges to operational efficiency,” said Yao Yu, founder of RatingDog.

From The Wall Street Journal

Mr. Ariosto also conducts informative interviews with Yao Song, a Chinese space entrepreneur, and Xue Suijian, a former high-ranking space official in the Chinese government, that provide glimpses into the opaque world of Chinese rocketry.

From The Wall Street Journal

Mara Cristia Yao and Rodessa Ericka Bonon, fans from the Philippines, came to Seoul although they could not secure their tickets for the Saturday concert.

From Barron's

"We are just going to come to this area anyway. We are figuring out where to position ourselves tomorrow," Yao told AFP, after taking pictures with each other near the Gwanghwamun Square, where the huge stage was being set up.

From Barron's

Morgan analyst Alex Yao in a research note.

From Barron's