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么

简幺 · 繁么

Mandarin · pinyin 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 yāo, to shout

Mandarin · pinyin Yāo#

surname Yao

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么: me · interrogative particle; small
幺: yāo · one; tiny, small

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1 · yao1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

jiu1 · maa1 · mo1

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