English Explanatory Dictionary

xiao

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A type of Chinese flute.
name
  1. A surname.
name
  1. Usually attached to a surname, signifying a little one, junior, small guy, younger person.

Pronunciation

/ʃjaʊ/

Word forms

xiao xiaos Hsiao

Etymology

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

Synonyms

Siau
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