Etymology

xiao

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Today it means: A type of Chinese flute. Full definition →

Mandarin 簫 /箫
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xiao · noun1

  1. Mandarin · borrowed from簫 /箫
  2. English todayxiao

Borrowed the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 簫 /箫 (xiāo).

Xiao · proper noun2

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin for 肖 (Xiāo) and 蕭／萧 (Xiāo).

Xiao · proper noun3

Borrowed from Mandarin 小 (xiǎo).

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