"Lau" meaning in English

See Lau in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /laʊ/
Rhymes: -aʊ Etymology: From Cantonese 劉/刘 (lau4), Hokkien 劉/刘 (Lâu) or Teochew 劉/刘 (lao5). Doublet of Luu. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|yue|-}} Cantonese, {{zh-l|劉|tr=lau4}} 劉/刘 (lau4), {{bor|en|nan-hbl|-}} Hokkien, {{zh-l|劉|tr=Lâu}} 劉/刘 (Lâu), {{bor|en|nan-tws|-}} Teochew, {{zh-l|劉|tr=lao5}} 劉/刘 (lao5), {{doublet|en|Luu}} Doublet of Luu Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Lau
  1. A surname from Chinese. Wikipedia link: Liu Related terms: Liu Translations (a Chinese surname): (Chinese Cantonese), (lau⁴) (Chinese Cantonese), (Chinese Mandarin), (Liú) (Chinese Mandarin), (Ryū) (alt: りゅう) (Japanese), ラウ (Rau) (Japanese)
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      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "sense": "a Chinese surname",
      "word": "劉"
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      "roman": "lau⁴",
      "sense": "a Chinese surname",
      "word": "刘"
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      "sense": "a Chinese surname",
      "word": "劉"
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      "sense": "a Chinese surname",
      "word": "刘"
    },
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