Boao

== English == === Etymology === From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of 博鰲／博鳌 (Bó'áo), without syllable-dividing mark (隔音符號／隔音符号 (géyīn fúhào)). === Proper noun === Boao Alternative spelling of Bo'ao: A town in Qionghai, Hainan, China. For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Boao. ==== Usage notes ==== Boao can be considered a misspelling of Bo'ao. In theory, a syllable-dividing mark (隔音符號／隔音符号 (géyīn fúhào)) should be added before a non-initial syllable beginning with a, o, or e. Hence, Boao is not allowed since a word made up of bo and ao would be spelled as Bo'ao (cf. Bo'ao) and a word made up of bo, a and o would be spelled as Bo'a'o. In practice, syllable-dividing marks are often added or omitted at will. ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “Bo'ao, Boao”, in Google Books Ngram Viewer. == French == === Proper noun === Boao ? alternative spelling of Bo'ao: Bo'ao (a town in Qionghai, Hainan, China) 2021, Frédéric Lemaître, Au Forum économique de Boao, Xi Jinping promeut une mondialisation aux caractéristiques chinoises, Lemonde.fr (20 April 2021);