瀟瀟

瀟瀟

Chinese

		river name; sound of rain and wind	river name; sound of rain and wind
trad. (瀟瀟)		瀟	瀟
simp. (潇潇)		潇	潇

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiāoxiāo

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠ ㄒㄧㄠ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): siu¹ siu¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiāoxiāo
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠ ㄒㄧㄠ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siaosiao
    • Wade–Giles: hsiao¹-hsiao¹
    • Yale: syāu-syāu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiaushiau
    • Palladius: сяосяо (sjaosjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕjɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ɕjɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: siu¹ siu¹
    • Yale: sīu sīu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: siu¹ siu¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: xiu¹ xiu¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siːu̯⁵⁵ siːu̯⁵⁵/

Adjective

瀟瀟

1. (of wind and rain) whistling and pattering
2. (of light rain) drizzly

   • 怒髮衝冠，憑欄處，瀟瀟雨歇。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     怒发冲冠，凭栏处，潇潇雨歇。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Yue Fei (1103–1142), 《滿江紅·怒髮衝冠》, translated by Xu Yuanchong

     Nù fà chōng guān, píng lán chù, xiāoxiāo yǔ xiē. [Pinyin]

     Wrath sets on end my hair, I lean on railings where I see the drizzling rain has ceased.