Piao

Syllable: "piao"

Composition

Initial: p-
Final: -iao
May be confused with
Difficulty for English speakers

Low
Can be written
- Pinyin: piao
- IPA: [pʰi̯ɑʊ̯]
- Zhuyin: ㄆㄧㄠ
- Wade-Giles: p'iao
Linguistic description

voiceless aspirated bilabial plosive
glide
low back unrounded
diphthong

The pinyin "piao" is a Mandarin Chinese syllable. It is composed of the initial "p-" and the final "-iao".