Mao
A common surname from Chinese, from Mandarin, usually referring to Mao ZedongA common surname from Chinese, from Mandarin, usually referring to Mao Zedong.
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» Mao knows everything.
Mao weiß alles. — Rovo
Мао всё знает. — marafon
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4 sensesA common surname from Chinese, from Mandarin, usually referring to Mao Zedong.
Ма́оMáo, Ма́уMáu
A card game, named after Mao Zedong, in which players attempt to shed all their cards without violating certain unspoken rules.
A Sino-Tibetan language.
A branch of the Omotic languages spoken in Ethiopia.
Origin
From Mandarin 毛 (Máo). Borrowed from Tibeto-Burman. Borrowed from Amharic Mao (“indigenoFrom Mandarin 毛 (Máo).
Borrowed from Tibeto-Burman.
Borrowed from Amharic Mao (“indigenous ethnonym”).
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