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Jiao 蛟 illustration from the 1725 Gujin Tushu Jicheng. Jiaolong (simplified Chinese: 蛟龙; traditional Chinese: 蛟龍; pinyin: jiāolóng; Wade–Giles: chiao-lung) or jiao (chiao, kiao) is a dragon in Chinese mythology, often defined as a "scaled dragon"; it is hornless according to certain scholars and said to be aquatic or river-dwelling.
A jiao (/ dʒ aʊ /; Chinese: 角), or mao (Chinese: 毛) (Cantonese: hou [Chinese: 毫]), is a unit of currency used in China, including the Mainland, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao. One jiao is equal to 1 ⁄ 10 of a yuan or 10 fēn (分). The Renminbi has coins of 1, 2 and 5 jiao. [1] The 2 jiao coin is no longer in circulation.
Jiayou in Standard Mandarin or Gayau in Cantonese (Chinese: 加油) is a ubiquitous Chinese expression of encouragement and support. The phrase is commonly used at sporting events and competitions by groups as a rallying cheer and can also be used at a personal level as a motivating phrase to the partner in the conversation.
Jiao may refer to: . Horn (Chinese constellation), or Jiao (角宿), a Chinese constellation Jiaolong, or Jiao (蛟), a Chinese dragon; Jiao (currency) (角), a unit of currency in China, one-tenth of a Chinese yuan or dollar
Moon blocks or jiaobei (also written as jiao bei etc. variants; Chinese: 筊杯 or 珓杯; pinyin: jiǎo bēi; Jyutping: gaau2 bui1), also poe (from Chinese: 桮; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: poe; as used in the term "poe divination"), are wooden divination tools originating from China, which are used in pairs and thrown to seek divine guidance in the form of a yes or no question.
'American yuan') in Chinese, and the euro is called Ouyuan (simplified Chinese: 欧元; traditional Chinese: 歐元; pinyin: Ōuyuán; lit. 'European yuan'). When used in English in the context of the modern foreign exchange market, the Chinese yuan (CNY) refers to the renminbi (RMB), which is the official currency used in mainland China.
Jiāo (焦) is a Chinese surname. Its Wade-Giles romanization and Cantonese pronunciation are Chiao. Notable people. Jiao Yu, military officer of Ming Dynasty;
Jiao Gong Han Jiao Songsong ( 矯公罕 ), director of Chinese movie animation. Kiều Công Tiễn or Kiểu Công Tiện (pinyin: Jiǎo Gōngxiàn) (矯公羡) was a general in the court of Dương Đình Nghệ, a Vietnamese Jiedushi of Tĩnh Hải quân who took over the position in 931