Liao (surname)
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Liao is a Chinese surname
, most commonly found in Southern China. Statistics show it is among the 100 most common surnames in mainland China
.
In Cantonese Romanization, one of the most common schemes for transliterating Cantonese
, it is read as Liu
. In Mandarin, the most common transliteration is "Liao." Other Romanized forms of the name include Leow, Liau, Liaw, Leeau, Liow, Leaw, Leou, Lau, Loh, Liu, Lieu, Liew and Lew.
People with the surname Liao include:
Chinese surname
Chinese family names have been historically used by Han Chinese and Sinicized Chinese ethnic groups in mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and among overseas Chinese communities. In ancient times two types of surnames, family names and clan names , existed.The colloquial expressions laobaixing...
, most commonly found in Southern China. Statistics show it is among the 100 most common surnames in mainland China
Mainland China
Mainland China, the Chinese mainland or simply the mainland, is a geopolitical term that refers to the area under the jurisdiction of the People's Republic of China . According to the Taipei-based Mainland Affairs Council, the term excludes the PRC Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and...
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In Cantonese Romanization, one of the most common schemes for transliterating Cantonese
Standard Cantonese
Cantonese, or Standard Cantonese, is a language that originated in the vicinity of Canton in southern China, and is often regarded as the prestige dialect of Yue Chinese....
, it is read as Liu
Liu
劉 is a common Chinese family name. The transliteration Liu can represent several different surnames written in different Chinese characters:*劉 / 刘, pinyin: Liú...
. In Mandarin, the most common transliteration is "Liao." Other Romanized forms of the name include Leow, Liau, Liaw, Leeau, Liow, Leaw, Leou, Lau, Loh, Liu, Lieu, Liew and Lew.
People with the surname Liao include:
- Emperor Taizu of LiaoEmperor Taizu of LiaoThe Emperor Taizu of Liao was the first emperor of the Liao Dynasty . His given name was Abaoji . Some sources also suggest that the surname Yelü was adopted during his lifetime, though there is no unanimity on this point....
(872–926), first emperor of the Liao dynastyLiao DynastyThe Liao Dynasty , also known as the Khitan Empire was an empire in East Asia that ruled over the regions of Manchuria, Mongolia, and parts of northern China proper between 9071125... - Liao ChengzhiLiao ChengzhiLiao Chengzhi was a Chinese politician. He joined the Communist Party of China in 1928, and rose to the position of director of the Xinhua News Agency; after 1949, he worked in various positions related to foreign affairs, most prominently president of the Beijing Foreign Languages Institute,...
(1908-1983), Chinese politician - Liao Feng-tehLiao Feng-tehLiao Feng-teh was a Taiwanese politician who held leadership positions in the Kuomintang. Liao was chosen to become the Interior Minister designate in 2008 under Republic of China President Ma Ying-jeou, following Ma's victory in the Taiwanese Presidential Election of 2008...
(1951-2008), Taiwanese politician - Liao HuaLiao HuaLiao Hua , originally named Liao Chun , style name Yuanjian , was a military general serving under the warlord Liu Bei during the late Han Dynasty and Three Kingdoms era of Chinese history.-Biography:...
(died 264), military general - Liao HuiLiao Hui (weightlifter)Liao Hui is a male Chinese weightlifter. He is 168 cm tall. He beat two junior world records in the 69 kg category to clinch the gold in 2007 at the 6th Chinese City Games. He won a gold medal in the 69 kg class at the 2008 Summer Olympics.Liao Hui entered the national...
(born 1987), Chinese weightlifter - Liao Hui (born 1942), Hong Kong politician
- Liao YiwuLiao YiwuLiao Yiwu , is a Chinese author, reporter, musician, and poet. He is acritic of China's Communist regime, for which he has been imprisoned...
(born 1958), Chinese author and poet - Liao ZhongkaiLiao ZhongkaiLiao Zhongkai , Kuomintang leader and financier. Liao Zhongkai was the principal architect of the first Kuomintang-Chinese Communist Party United Front in the 1920s....
(1877-1925), Kuomintang leader - Liao TiandingLiao TiandingLiao Tianding is a legendary Taiwan Robin Hood figure who foiled oppressive rulers during the period of the Japanese occupation of Taiwan.Liao Tianding was the subject of an extremely popular modern dance composition by Cloud Gate Dance Theater of Taiwan....