Etymology

Xiaoyi

Xiao·yi
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Today it means: A county-level city of Lüliang, Shanxi, China. Full definition →

Mandarin 孝義 /孝义
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The story

  1. Mandarin · borrowed from孝義 /孝义
  2. English todayXiaoyi

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 孝義 /孝义 (Xiàoyì).

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