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Finnish

Adverb

pian

soon
:tule pian (come soon)

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Italian

Adverb

pian

Derived terms

pian piano

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Mandarin

Pinyin syllable

pian

A transliteration of any of a number of Chinese characters properly represented as having one of four tones, piān, pián, piǎn, or piàn.

Usage notes

English transcriptions of Chinese speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Chinese language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

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Romanian

Noun

piano

Declension

Category:ro:Musical instruments

br:pian el:pian fr:pian io:pian ku:pian hu:pian ro:pian fi:pian vi:pian tr:pian vo:pian

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Pian \Pian\, n. [Pg. pian, epian, or. Sp. pian; from the native
name in South America: cf. F. pian.] (Med.)
The yaws. See Yaws.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Yaws \Yaws\, n. [African yaw a raspberry.] (Med.)
A disease, occurring in the Antilles and in Africa,
characterized by yellowish or reddish tumors, of a contagious
character, which, in shape and appearance, often resemble
currants, strawberries, or raspberries. There are several
varieties of this disease, variously known as framboesia,
pian, verrugas, and crab-yaws.
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