This is the 8330th most frequent French word.
yao
"Yao" does not have a meaning in standard French; it may be a proper noun, name, or borrowed term.
This usage of 'Yao' is as a proper noun referring to a person's name.
Yao m'a dit qu'il arriverait demain.
Yao told me he would arrive tomorrow.
Here, 'Yao' refers to a cultural or geographic place.
Il a acheté des tissus provenant du pays yao.
He bought fabrics from the Yao country.
In this context, 'yao' is part of a mythological description associated with a dragon.