Po-ao

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See also: POAO

English

Etymology

From Mandarin 博鰲博鳌 (Bó'áo) Wade-Giles romanization: Po²-ao².

Proper noun

Po-ao

  1. Alternative form of Bo'ao
    • 1937, National Quarantine Service Reports, →OCLC, page 18:
      Other harbours may be enumerated:[...]Po-ao (博鰲) on the east, has extensive sand banks.

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