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): ㄒㄧㄠㄒㄧㄠ
Cantonese (Jyutping): siu¹ siu¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiāoxiāo
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠㄒㄧㄠ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: siaosiao
  - Wade–Giles: hsiao¹-hsiao¹
  - Yale: syāu-syāu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiaushiau
  - Palladius: сяосяо (sjaosjao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: siu¹ siu¹
  - Yale: sīu sīu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: siu¹ siu¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: xiu¹ xiu¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /siːu̯⁵⁵ siːu̯⁵⁵/

Adjective

瀟瀟

(of wind and rain) whistling and pattering
(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.