Chao

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Chao or similar sounding câo, cháo, cháo, čhao, chau, ciao, jao, may refer to:

Cambodia

• Chao, the Cambodian name for Tapai, fermented food made from rice

Chad

• A wadi located near Abeche.

China

• Chao, an alternative spelling of Zhao (surname) (趙/赵); an alternative pronunciation of Cao (Chinese surname) and Cao (state)
• Chao (晁), a Chinese surname
• Chāo (鈔), the banknote used in Mongol Yuan Dynasty in China
• Chao Lake
• Chao method, a way of indicating Chinese tones devised by Yuen Ren Chao
• Chǎo technique (炒), a Chinese stir frying technique

Italy

• Ciao, an Italian greeting

Japan

• Ciao (magazine), a manga magazine published in Japan by Shogakukan

Peru

• Chao, town in the Peruvian province of Viru.
• Chao District, district in the Peruvian province of Viru, 15 km from the Pacific coast and 65 km south of Trujillo city on the Pan American Highway.

Portugal

• Ilhéu Chão, a small islet within the Desertas Islands in the Madeira archipelago.

Spain and Latin America

• Ciao, a Spanish language parting phrase for "bye" or "goodbye"

Thailand

• Chao, čhao, câo, jao lord
  • as used in Thai royal and noble titles
  • in Chao Phraya River
  • as equivalent to Tusi, chieftain
  • not to be confused with Vietnamese Chau Tai

Vietnam

• Cháo, the Vietnamese version of congee or rice porridge
• Chào, a Vietnamese greeting of saying hello
• Châu, a continent, or the like
• Sip Song Chau Tai, "Twelve Provinces of the Dai"

People

• Elaine Chao, former United States Secretary of Labor and the first Asian American female appointed to the United States Cabinet
• Manu Chao, French Latin singer of Spanish origin
• Pierre Chao, member of the Defense Science Board
• Ramón Chao, Galician writer, father of Manu Chao
• Roger Chao, Australian explorer and mountain climber
• Rosalind Chao, Chinese American actress born in Anaheim, California
• Simon Chau, Hong Kong environmental activist and expert on translation
• Yuen Ren Chao, Chinese linguist
• Zi Chao Tan, animator at One Animation, known to crash scooters on occasion

Other

• The Sacred Chao, a symbol of the Discordian religion
• Chao (Sonic the Hedgehog), small creatures in the Sonic the Hedgehog universe

See also

• Chaos (disambiguation)
• Chau (disambiguation)
• Chow (disambiguation)
• Zhao (disambiguation)

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