xiǎo xiǎo
very small
very few
very minor
xiāo
xiao, a free reed mouth organ with five or more pipes blown from the bottom
same as 排簫|排箫
also translated as pan pipes
Xiǎo Qiáo
Xiao Qiao, one of the Two Qiaos, according to Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4], the two great beauties of ancient China
xiǎo xūn
Xiao Xun (Taiwan actress, 1989-)
chuī xiāo
to play the xiao 簫|箫[xiao1] (mouth organ)
to beg while playing pipes; cf politician Wu Zixu 伍子胥[Wu3 Zi3 xu1], c. 520 BC destitute refugee in Wu town, 吳市吹簫|吴市吹箫[Wu2 shi4 chui1 xiao1]
to busk
virtuoso piper wins a beauty, cf 玉人吹簫|玉人吹箫[yu4 ren2 chui1 xiao1]
(slang) fellatio
blowjob
Xiāo xiàn
Xiao county in Suzhou 宿州[Su4 zhou1], Anhui
Xiáo
Xiao River in Hebei province
Xiào Jīng
Xiao Jing (Classic of Filial Piety)
Xiào Yáng
Xiao Yang (1938-), President of the PRC Supreme Court 1998-2008
Xiāo Hóng
Xiao Hong (1911-1942), prominent woman writer, originally from Heilongjiang
Zhào zhōu qiáo
Zhaozhou bridge over Xiao River 洨河[Xiáo hé] in Zhao county 趙縣|赵县[Zhào xiàn], Shijiazhuang, Hebei, dating back to the Sui dynasty 隋代[Súi dài] (581-617) and the world's oldest extant stone arch bridge
chéng yě Xiāo Hé , bài yě Xiāo Hé
raised up by Xiao He, cast down by Xiao He (idiom); success or failure depends solely on one individual
Xiāo Qián
Xiao Qian (1910-1999), Mongolian-born, Cambridge-educated journalist active during Second World War in Europe, subsequently famous author and translator
pái xiāo
xiao, a free reed mouth organ with five or more pipes blown from the bottom
also translated as pan pipes
Nán Qí shū
History of Qi of the Southern Dynasties, seventh of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled by Xiao Zixian 蕭子顯|萧子显[Xiao1 Zi3 xian3] in 537 during Liang of the Southern Dynasties 南朝梁[Nan2 chao2 Liang2], 59 scrolls
Qín Xiào gōng
Duke Xiao of Qin, 秦國|秦国[Qin2 guo2], ruled 361-338 BC during the Warring States Period
bìng dú bìng yíng xiāo
viral marketing
see also 病毒營銷|病毒营销[bìng dú yíng xiāo]
Qí shū
History of Qi of the Southern Dynasties, seventh of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled by Xiao Zixian 蕭子顯|萧子显[Xiao1 Zi3 xian3] in 537 during Liang of the Southern Dynasties 南朝梁[Nan2 chao2 Liang2], 59 scrolls
usually 南齊書|南齐书[Nan2 Qi2 shu1] to distinguish from Northern Qi
Xiāo Zǐ xiǎn
Xiao Zixian (487-537), writer and historian of Liang of Southern Dynasties, compiler of History of Qi of the Southern dynasties 南齊書 南齐书
Xiāo Yī shān
Xiao Yishan (1902-1978), Modern historian of the Qing dynasty
Qīng dài tōng shǐ
General history of the Qing dynasty, compiled under Xiao Yishan 蕭一山
chuī xiāo qǐ shí
to beg while playing the xiao 箫 (mouth organ)
cf Wu Zixu 伍子胥, destitute refugee from Chu 楚, busked in Wu town c. 520 BC, then became a powerful politician
yù rén chuī xiāo
virtuoso piper wins a beauty
the xiao 箫 (mouth organ) virtuoso 萧史 won for his wife the beautiful daughter of Duke Mu of Qin 秦穆公
Wú shì chuī xiāo
to beg while playing the xiao 箫 (mouth organ)
cf Wu Zixu 伍子胥, destitute refugee from Chu 楚, busked in Wu town c. 520 BC, then became a powerful politician
Xiāo
surname Xiao
Taiwan pr. [Xiao4]
Xiāo Yáng
Xiao Yang (1938-), President of the PRC Supreme Court 1998-2008
Xiāo Hé
Xiao He (-193 BC), famous strategist and chancellor, fought on Liu Bang's 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1] side during the Chu-Han Contention 楚漢戰爭|楚汉战争[Chu3 Han4 Zhan4 zheng1]
Xiāo guī Cáo suí
lit. Xiao's 蕭何|萧何[Xiao1 He2] governance followed by Cao 曹參|曹参[Cao2 Can1] (idiom)
fig. to strictly adhere to the policies of the predecessor
to follow precedent
Xiǎo ér jīng
Xiao'erjing, refers to the use of the Arabic alphabet to write Chinese
Xiǎo Xūn
Xiao Xun (1989-), Taiwan actress
Zhào zhōu Qiáo
Zhaozhou Bridge over Xiao River 洨河[Xiao2 He2] in Zhao county 趙縣|赵县[Zhao4 Xian4], Shijiazhuang, Hebei, dating back to the Sui dynasty 隋代[Sui2 dai4] (581-617) and the world's oldest extant stone arch bridge
chéng yě Xiāo Hé , bài yě Xiāo Hé
lit. raised up by Xiao He, cast down by Xiao He (idiom), alluding to Han Xin 韓信|韩信[Han2 Xin4] being made Grand General 大將軍|大将军[da4 jiang1 jun1]
fig. a situation where one's success and failure are both due to the same factor
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