Mao in Japanese
Mao in Japanese is 毛 — Mao means a card game (named after Mao Zedong) in which the rules are deliberately kept secret from new players, who must work them out by observation and penalty.
Mao in Japanese
毛
Pronounced: ke
A common surname from Chinese, from Mandarin, usually referring to Mao Zedong.
What does "Mao" mean?
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noun A card game (named after Mao Zedong) in which the rules are deliberately kept secret from new players, who must work them out by observation and penalty.
"Nobody explains the rules of Mao to you — you just get penalized until you figure them out."
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noun In fairy chess, a piece that moves one square orthogonally then one square diagonally outward, similar to but more restricted than a chess knight.
"The mao can be blocked mid-move, unlike the knight it resembles."
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Mao in a sentence
- Nobody explains the rules of Mao to you — you just get penalized until you figure them out.
- The mao can be blocked mid-move, unlike the knight it resembles.
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What is "Mao" in Japanese?
"Mao" in Japanese is 毛. Mao means: A card game (named after Mao Zedong) in which the rules are deliberately kept secret from new players, who must work them out by observation and penalty.
How do you pronounce 毛?
"Mao" in Japanese is 毛, pronounced "ke".
How do you use "Mao" in a sentence?
Example: "Nobody explains the rules of Mao to you — you just get penalized until you figure them out." In Japanese, "Mao" is 毛.
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