name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
xiao
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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shyou
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/ʃjaʊ/
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CMU ARPABET: ZH AW1 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
Usually attached to a surname, signifying a little one, junior, small guy, younger person.
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noun
Meaning 3
A type of Chinese flute.
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History
Etymology
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin for 肖 (Xiāo) and 蕭/萧 (Xiāo).
Borrowed from Mandarin 小 (xiǎo).
Borrowed the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 簫 /箫 (xiāo).
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 簫 /箫 (xiāo) — Chinese flute
- Chinese Mandarin: 洞簫 /洞箫 (dòngxiāo) — Chinese flute
- Japanese: 簫 (shō) — Chinese flute
- Korean: 소 (so) — Chinese flute
- Manchu: ᡶᡳᠴᠠᡴᡡ (ficakū) — Chinese flute
- Russian: сяо (sjao) — Chinese flute
- Thai: เซียว (siao) — Chinese flute
- Vietnamese: tiêu — Chinese flute