Meaning of xiao | Babel Free

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Examples

“Chou studied violin and erhu (a two-stringed Chinese fiddle) and tried to emulate his second brother by dabbling in the harmonica, mandolin, xiao (a vertical Chinese flute), and the musical saw.”

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