Yáo zú
Yao ethnic group of southwest China and southeast Asia
Yáo
surname Yao
Yao or Tang Yao (c. 2200 BC), one of Five legendary Emperors 五帝[wu3 di4], second son of Di Ku 帝嚳|帝喾[Di4 Ku4]
yào
important
vital
to want
to ask for
will
going to (as future auxiliary)
may
must
(used in a comparison) must be
probably
if
yāo
to demand
to request
to coerce
yāo
to weigh in a balance or on a scale
yào
medicine
drug
substance used for a specific purpose (e.g. poisoning, explosion, fermenting)
CL:種|种[zhong3],服[fu4],味[wei4]
to poison
yāo
waist
lower back
pocket
middle
loins
yāo
to invite
to request
to intercept
to solicit
to seek
yáo
Japanese variant of 搖|摇[yao2]
sì rén bāng
Gang of Four: Jiang Qing 江青, Zhang Chunqiao 張春橋, Yao Wenyuan 姚文元, Wang Hongwen 王洪文, who served as scapegoats for the excesses of the cultural revolution
qióng yáo
Chiung Yao (Taiwanese writer)
yǎo
deep
quiet and elegant
variant of 杳[yao3]
yáo
to shake
to rock
to row
to crank
yáo
kiln
oven
coal pit
cave dwelling
(coll.) brothel
yáo
distant
remote
far
far away
yào
bright
glorious
one of the seven planets of pre-modern astronomy
yāo
goblin
witch
devil
bewitching
enchanting
monster
phantom
demon
yāo
tender
gentle
to die prematurely
Yáo Míng
Yao Ming (1980-), retired Chinese basketball player, played for CBA Shanghai Sharks 1997-2002 and for NBA Houston Rockets 2002-2011
yáo
variant of 堯|尧, legendary emperor Yao, c. 2200 BC
embankment
yāo
youngest
most junior
tiny
one (unambiguous spoken form when spelling out numbers, esp. on telephone or in military)
one or ace on dice or dominoes
variant of 吆[yao1], to shout
yáo
the solid and broken lines of the eight trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], e.g. ☶
Yáo
Yao ethnic group of southwest China and southeast Asia
surname Yao
yáo
jade
precious stone
mother-of-pearl
nacre
precious
used a complementary honorific
líng
to dawdle
the name of the father of the Emperor Yao
yāo
to shout
to bawl
to yell (to urge on an animal)
to hawk (one's wares)
yào
sparrow hawk
Accipiter nisus
wǔ dì
Five Emperors from legendary times
possibly tribal leaders before the historiographers got working on them
usually taken to be Yellow Emperor 黃帝|黄帝[Huang2 di4] and four of his sons Zhuan Xu 顓頊|颛顼[Zhuan1 Xu1], Di Ku 帝嚳|帝喾[Di4 Ku4], Tang Yao 唐堯|唐尧[Tang2 Yao2], Yu Shun 虞舜[Yu2 Shun4]
xiān wáng
former kings
former emperors
in Confucian writing, refers esp. to the sage rulers Yao 堯|尧[Yao2], Shun 舜[Shun4], Yu 禹[Yu3], Tang 湯|汤[Tang1] and the kings of Zhou
Gōng chéng
Gongcheng Yao autonomous county in Guilin 桂林[Gui4 lin2], Guangxi
yáo
variant of 殽|肴, meat dishes
mixed viands
yāo
grasshopper chirp
mosquito buzz
yáo
skate (cartilaginous fish belonging to the family Rajidae)
ray (fish)
Yáo ān
Yao'an county in Chuxiong Yi autonomous prefecture 楚雄彞族自治州|楚雄彝族自治州[Chu3 xiong2 Yi2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan
yāo
Polygala japonica
lush (grass)
Yáo Wén yuán
Yao Wenyuan (1931-2005), one of the Gang of Four
nǚ shū
Nü Shu writing, a phonetic syllabary for Yao ethnic group 瑶族 瑤族 dialect designed and used by women in Jiangyong county 江永縣|江永县 in southern Hunan
Táng Yáo
Yao or Tang Yao (c. 2200 BC), one of Five legendary Emperors 五帝[wu3 di4], second son of Di Ku 帝嚳|帝喾[Di4 Ku4]
Liáng shū
History of Liang of the Southern Dynasties, eighth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled by Yao Silian 姚思廉[Yao2 Si1 lian2] in 636 during Tang dynasty, 56 scrolls
Yáo Ān xiàn
Yao'an county in Chuxiong Yi autonomous prefecture 楚雄彞族自治州|楚雄彝族自治州[Chu3 xiong2 Yi2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan
Rǔ yuán xiàn
Ruyuan Yao autonomous county in Shaoguan 韶關|韶关, Guangdong
Chén shū
History of Chen of the Southern Dynasties, ninth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled by Yao Silian 姚思廉[Yao2 Si1 lian2] in 636 during Tang dynasty, 36 scrolls
Rǔ yuán yáo zú zì zhì xiàn
Ruyuan Yao autonomous county in Shaoguan 韶關|韶关, Guangdong
yǎo
sunken eyes
deep and hollow
remote and obscure
variant of 杳[yao3]
Yáo Xuě yín
Yao Xueyin (1910-1999), PRC novelist, author of historical novel Li Zicheng 李自成
Gōng chéng xiàn
Gongcheng Yao autonomous county in Guilin 桂林[Gui4 lin2], Guangxi
Dū Ān xiàn
Du'an Yao autonomous county in Hezhou 賀州|贺州[He4 zhou1], Guangxi
yāo
evil spirit
goblin
witchcraft
variant of 妖[yao1]
common erroneous variant of 祆[Xian1] Ormazda
Gōng chéng Yáo zú zì zhì xiàn
Gongcheng Yao autonomous county in Guilin 桂林[Gui4 lin2], Guangxi
Lián nán Yáo zú zì zhì xiàn
Liannan Yao autonomous county in Qingyuan 清远, Guangdong
Jīn píng xiàn
Jinping Miao, Yao and Dai autonomous county in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture 紅河哈尼族彞族自治州|红河哈尼族彝族自治州[Hong2 he2 Ha1 ni2 zu2 Yi2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan
Dū ān Yáo zú zì zhì xiàn
Du'an Yao autonomous county in Hezhou 賀州|贺州[He4 zhou1], Guangxi
Dà huà xiàn
Dahua Yao autonomous county in Hezhou 賀州|贺州[He4 zhou1], Guangxi
Fù chuān xiàn
Fuchuan Yao autonomous county in Hezhou 賀州|贺州[He4 zhou1], Guangxi
yǎo
die young, die prematurely
Lián shān Zhuàng zú Yáo zú zì zhì xiàn
Lianshan Zhuang and Yao autonomous county in Qingyuan 清远, Guangdong
Dà huà Yáo zú zì zhì xiàn
Dahua Yao autonomous county in Hezhou 賀州|贺州[Hè zhōu], Guangxi
Lián shān xiàn
Lianshan Zhuang and Yao autonomous county in Qingyuan 清远, Guangdong
Fù chuān Yáo zú Zì zhì xiàn
Fuchuan Yao autonomous county in Hezhou 賀州|贺州[He4 zhou1], Guangxi
Jīn xiù xiàn
Jinxiu Yao autonomous county in Laibin 來賓|来宾[Lai2 bin1], Guangxi
Jīn xiù Yáo zú zì zhì xiàn
Jinxiu Yao autonomous county in Laibin 來賓|来宾[Lai2 bin1], Guangxi
Yáo Bīn
Yao Bin (1957-), PRC champion ice skater during early 1980s and more recently national skating coach
yǎo
dark
deep
southeast corner of room
Zhōng Yáo
Zhong Yao (151-230), minister of Cao Wei 曹魏 and noted calligrapher, said to have developed the regular script 楷书
Jīn píng Miáo zú Yáo zú Dǎi zú zì zhì xiàn
Jinping Miao, Yao and Dai autonomous county in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture 紅河哈尼族彞族自治州|红河哈尼族彝族自治州[Hóng hé Hā ní zú Yí zú zì zhì zhōu], Yunnan
Yáo Sī lián
Yao Silian (557-637), Tang writer and compiler of 梁書|梁书 and 陳書 陈书
yáo
variant of 遙|遥, distant
remote
far
far away
yǎo
sunken eyes
deep
abstruse
yào qiān
variant of 藥籤|药签[yào qiān]
medical swab
Shùn rì Yáo tiān
sage Emperors Shun and Yao rule every day (idiom); all for the best in the best of all possible worlds
Jiāo Yáo
Jiao Yao
legendary dwarf
legendary pygmy race
archaic name of a southwestern non-Han tribe
Shùn rì Yáo nián
sage Emperors Shun and Yao rule every day (idiom); all for the best in the best of all possible worlds
mián yào qiān
variant of 棉藥籤|棉药签[mián yào qiān]
medical swab
Jīn píng Miáo Yáo Dǎi zì zhì xiàn
Jinping Miao, Yao and Dai autonomous county in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture 紅河哈尼族彞族自治州|红河哈尼族彝族自治州[Hong2 he2 Ha1 ni2 zu2 Yi2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan
yáo
Japanese variant of 堯|尧[yao2]
Zhōng Yáo
Zhong Yao (151-230), minister of Cao Wei 曹魏[Cao2 Wei4] and noted calligrapher, said to have developed the regular script 楷書|楷书[kai3 shu1]
nǚ shū
Nü Shu writing, a phonetic syllabary for Yao ethnic group 瑶族 瑤族 dialect designed and used by women in Jiangyong county 江永縣|江永县 in southern Hunan
yáo
erroneous variant of 搖|摇[yao2]
Rǔ yuán Yáo zú Zì zhì xiàn
Ruyuan Yao Autonomous County in Shaoguan 韶關|韶关[Shao2 guan1], Guangdong
Rǔ yuán Xiàn
Ruyuan Yao Autonomous County in Shaoguan 韶關|韶关[Shao2 guan1], Guangdong
Dà huà Yáo zú Zì zhì xiàn
Dahua Yao Autonomous County in Hezhou 賀州|贺州[He4 zhou1], Guangxi
yāo
variant of 夭[yao1]
to die young
to die prematurely
Taiwan pr. [yao3]
Lián nán Yáo zú Zì zhì xiàn
Liannan Yao Autonomous County in Qingyuan 清遠|清远[Qing1 yuan3], Guangdong
yào
leaf of the iris
variant of 藥|药[yao4]
Qióng Yáo
Chiung Yao (1938-), Taiwanese writer