jio

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See also: ji'o

Chinese

Etymology

A dialectal Mandarin pronunciation of 腳／脚 (jiǎo, “foot”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jiǒ, jió

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄛˇ, ㄐㄧㄛˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jiǒ
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄛˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jiǒ
  - Wade–Giles: chio³
  - Yale: jyǒ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeo
  - Palladius: цзё (czjo)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɔ²¹⁴/
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jió
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄛˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jió
  - Wade–Giles: chio²
  - Yale: jyó
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyo
  - Palladius: цзё (czjo)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɔ³⁵/

Noun

jio

(Mainland China, neologism, Internet slang, humorous) foot

Malagasy

Noun

jio

fragment, shard

Mandinka

Noun

jio

water
- 1976, David Gamble, Mandinka language, page 9:
  "N so jio la nga ming."
  "Give me water to drink."
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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