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tiao
noun
\dēˈau̇\
Definition of tiao
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: a string of former Chinese cash or a unit of value equivalent to it varying in amount in different times and localities and the cash often being units of account rather than actual coins
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Origin and Etymology of tiao
Chinese (Pekingese) tiao4
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