Etymology

Xiao'erjing

Today it means: A variant of the Arabic alphabet used for Chinese languages, especially Mandarin and Dungan, by Chinese Muslims also known as Hui Chinese. Full definition →

Mandarin 小兒經 /小儿经
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The story

  1. Mandarin · borrowed from小兒經 /小儿经
  2. English todayXiao'erjing

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 小兒經 /小儿经 (Xiǎo'érjīng).

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