xiao

See also xiāo, xiáo, xiǎo, and xiào

Mandarin

Romanization

xiao

1. Nonstandard spelling of xiāo.
2. Nonstandard spelling of xiáo.
3. Nonstandard spelling of xiǎo.
4. Nonstandard spelling of xiào.

Usage notes

English transcriptions of Chinese speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Chinese language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.