mao
/maʊ̯/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.60 in modern English
5
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
noun
A fairy chess piece which moves identically to the xiangqi horse, moving one square orthogonally and then one square diagonally at a 135 degree angle. Similar to the chess knight, but has more limited movement as its movement can be obstructed by an intervening piece.
name
A card game, named after Mao Zedong, in which players attempt to shed all their cards without violating certain unspoken rules.
name
Example Sentences
- "Alprazolam is a central nervous system depressant. Avoid alcohol, other tranquilizers, narcotics, barbiturates, monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitors, antihistamines, and medicine used to relieve depression."
- "As the revered Mao has said, 'There cannot be two suns in the same sky.'"
- "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!"
Etymology
Word Breakdown
- Root: 馬
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in People.