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Shao

The English word “Shao” has 2 meanings listed here.

proper noun

  1. A former prefecture of imperial China near present-day Shaoguan, Guangdong.
  2. Synonym of Shaozhou, former name of Shaoguan, a prefecture-level city in northern Guangdong, China.

Etymology

From the Wade–Giles and Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of various Chinese surnames.

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