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lit. raised up by Xiao He, cast down by Xiao He (idiom), alluding to Han Xin 韓信|韩信 being made Grand General 大將軍|大将军 / fig. a situation where one's success and failure are both due to the same factor
Xiao'erjing, refers to the use of the Arabic alphabet to write Chinese
Xiao Qiao, one of the Two Qiaos, according to Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义, the two great beauties of ancient China
to play the xiao 簫|箫, a vertical bamboo flute / (literary) to beg on the streets (abbr. for 吳市吹簫|吴市吹箫) / (slang) to give a blowjob
lit. Xiao's 蕭何|萧何 governance followed by Cao 曹參|曹参 (idiom) / fig. to strictly adhere to the policies of the predecessor / to follow precedent
virtuoso piper wins a beauty / the xiao 簫|箫 (mouth organ) virtuoso 蕭史|萧史 won for his wife the beautiful daughter of Duke Mu of Qin 秦穆公
Xiao River in Hebei
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  *肖* | 肖* | *肖
surname Xiao / Taiwan pr. [Xiao4]
Xiao Hong (1911-1942), prominent woman writer, originally from Heilongjiang
General History of the Qing dynasty, compiled under Xiao Yishan 蕭一山|萧一山
Duke Xiao of Qin, 秦國|秦国, ruled 361-338 BC during the Warring States Period
History of Qi of the Southern Dynasties, seventh of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, compiled by Xiao Zixian 蕭子顯|萧子显 in 537 during Liang of the Southern Dynasties 南朝梁, 59 scrolls
Zhaozhou Bridge over Xiao River 洨河 in Zhao county 趙縣|赵县, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, dating back to the Sui dynasty 隋代 (581-617) and the world's oldest extant stone arch bridge
Xiao He (-193 BC), famous strategist and chancellor, fought on Liu Bang's 劉邦|刘邦 side during the Chu-Han Contention 楚漢戰爭|楚汉战争
History of Qi of the Southern Dynasties, seventh of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, compiled by Xiao Zixian 蕭子顯|萧子显 in 537 during Liang of the Southern Dynasties 南朝梁, 59 scrolls / usually 南齊書|南齐书 to distinguish from Northern Qi
Xiao County or Xiaoxian, a county in Suzhou City 宿州市, Anhui
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  *箫* | 箫* | *箫
xiao, a vertical bamboo flute
Xiao Yang (1938-), president of the PRC Supreme Court 1998-2008
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
Xiao Xun (1989-), Taiwan actress
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  *萧* | 萧* | *萧
surname Xiao
Xiao Yishan (1902-1978), Modern historian of the Qing dynasty
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  *洨* | 洨* | *洨
Xiao River in Hebei province
Xiao Qian (1910-1999), Mongolian-born, Cambridge-educated journalist active during Second World War in Europe, subsequently famous author and translator


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