rào

See also: rao, ráo, raó, rǎo, and ra'o

Mandarin

Romanization

rào (rao⁴, Zhuyin ㄖㄠˋ)

1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 繞 / 绕
2. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 蟭
3. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 遶 / 绕
4. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 隢
5. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 顤 / 𱂣

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zaːw˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʐaːw˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ɹaːw˨˩]

Etymology 1

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 牢 (SV: lao).

Noun

(classifier cái) rào • (橯)

1. fence

Verb

rào • (摷)

1. to encircle

Derived terms

• hàng rào
• rào cản
• rào chắn
• rào giậu
• rào trước đón sau

Etymology 2

Noun

rào

1. (North Central Vietnam) small river, creek, stream