Mao en · PROPN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Mandarin 毛 (Máo).
Meanings
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A common surname from Chinese, from Mandarin, usually referring to Mao Zedong.
RN: You think you should not have gone? TN: Yeah, I think it was a bad one to do. It was a good idea, but we shouldn't have gone to the University of Maryland … It was the motliest crew you've ever seen. RN: Well, that's my view about going to the universities. Well, I hope it didn't bother you too much. TN: No, it didn't. It was just—I know, I was just embarrassed because the Chinese issued a complaint. RN: A complaint about what? TN: Oh, you know, that they were being rude to the chairman—they were insulting Chairman Mao. There was nothing we could do! It's a free country!
1972, James Warren, “More Nixon Tapes A selection from recordings in the National Archives”, in The Atlantic:As the revered Mao has said, 'There cannot be two suns in the same sky.'
1968, Edward S. Aarons, Assignment—Nuclear Nude, Fawcett Publications, page 135:
- A card game, named after Mao Zedong, in which players attempt to shed all their cards without violating certain unspoken rules.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mow | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Maoist · Mao Zedong Thought · Madame Mao · Maoism
Translations (23)
vi Mao (Mao: the Chinese surname) · ko 마오 (Mao: the Chinese surname) · ko 모 (Mao: the Chinese surname) · hy Մաո (Mao: the Chinese surname) · km ម៉ៅ (Mao: the Chinese surname) · ka მაო (Mao: the Chinese surname) · th เหมา (Mao: the Chinese surname) · ug ماۋ (Mao: the Chinese surname) · bo མའོ (Mao: the Chinese surname) · ar مَاو (Mao: the Chinese surname) · mr माओ (Mao: the Chinese surname) · lt Mao (Mao: the Chinese surname) · el Μάο (Mao: the Chinese surname) · hi माओ (Mao: the Chinese surname) · he מאו (Mao: the Chinese surname) · fa مائو (Mao: the Chinese surname) · fi Mao (Mao: the Chinese surname) · cmn 毛 (Mao: the Chinese surname) · mn Мао (Mao: the Chinese surname) · za Mauz (Mao: the Chinese surname) · ja 毛 (Mao: the Chinese surname) · ru Ма́о (Mao: the Chinese surname) · ru Ма́у (Mao: the Chinese surname)