Xiaoshan District in Hangzhou city, Zhejiang province; formerly a county and a county-level city before becoming part of [[杭州|杭州|hang2 zhou1]]

bleak; desolate; lonely and lacking vitality

Describes the whistling of wind, the rustling of falling leaves, the patter of rain, or the whinnying of horses

bleak; desolate; lonely and cold

(literary) lonely and quiet; desolate or empty

Xiao He (died 193 BC), a famous statesman and chancellor who helped found the Han Dynasty; he was a key advisor to [[刘邦|劉邦|liu2 bang1]] during the Chu-Han Contention.

Xiaoshan District of Hangzhou city, Zhejiang Province

Vincent Siew (1939-), Taiwanese politician and diplomat who served as the Prime Minister (1997-2000) and Vice President (2008-2012) of the Republic of China

Xiao Yan (464–549), founding emperor of the Liang Dynasty during the Southern and Northern Dynasties period; also known as Emperor Wu of Liang or [[梁武帝|梁武帝|liang2 wu3 di4]].

Xiao Qian (1910-1999), a Mongolian-born Chinese journalist, author, and translator who was active in Europe during World War II

Xiao Hong (1911-1942), a prominent modern Chinese writer originally from Heilongjiang, known for her novel [[呼兰河传|呼蘭河傳|hu1 lan2 he2 zhuan4]]

Xiao County in Suzhou City, Anhui Province

Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849), the Polish pianist and composer; known as the "Poet of the Piano"

Xiao Daocheng (427–482), founding emperor of the Southern Qi Dynasty of the Southern and Northern Dynasties period; known by his temple name [[齐高帝|齊高帝|qi2 gao1 di4]]

Trouble or disaster originating from within one's own group or family, referring to internal conflict rather than outside threats, from a passage in the Analects referring to a screen wall inside a palace [[萧墙|蕭牆|xiao1 qiang2]]

desolate and lonely; empty and silent

To strictly follow the rules or policies set by one's predecessor. This refers to the Han dynasty official [[曹参|曹參|cao2 can1]] who continued the governance style established by [[萧何|蕭何|xiao1 he2]].

(literary) bleak, desolate, and lacking vitality; also used to describe the whistling sound of a cold wind or the rustling of autumn leaves

(literary) a low screen wall standing inside the gate of a palace in traditional Chinese architecture; used to shield the interior from view

(literary) mugwort and wormwood, which are smelly weeds; used as a metaphor for wicked or unworthy people; evil elements

(literary) dreary and desolate; bleak and lonely, especially describing falling leaves or an autumn landscape

To die without leaving behind any money, property, or children; to leave a bleak situation after one's death

Disaster originating from within one's own home or country; internal trouble. Literally translated as "the disaster of the screen wall."

Xiao Yishan (1902-1978), modern historian of the Qing dynasty

The Liang Dynasty (502-557), one of the Southern Dynasties, so named because the ruling family's surname was [[萧|蕭|xiao1]]

Describes a home with nothing but the four bare walls surrounding it, signifying extreme poverty or a very simple and crude dwelling

Xiao Zixian (487-537), a historian and writer during the Liang Dynasty of the Southern Dynasties period; he is best known as the compiler of the [[南齐书|南齊書|nan2 qi2 shu1]]

to be extremely poor, with nothing but four bare walls; as poor as a church mouse

four bare walls; a metaphor for being extremely poor and having nothing in one's home

The global economic downturn that lasted from 1929 to approximately 1939.

One's success and failure are both due to the same factor or person; alludes to the historical figure [[萧何|蕭何|xiao1 he2]] who both helped [[韩信|韓信|han2 xin4]] rise to power and later plotted his downfall.

trouble breaks out from within one's own house or organization; misfortune arising at home

economic depression or slump; a period of low economic activity marked by business closures and high unemployment

George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950), the influential Irish playwright, critic, and socialist who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1925

(idiom) civil strife or disaster breaks out within one's own internal circle; used to describe trouble originating from within a family, organization, or country

(literary) a woman or girl; used in classical poetry as a general term for a female, or more specifically for a woman surnamed Xiao

(literary) A Buddhist monastery or temple. The term originates from the Liang Dynasty when Emperor Xiao Yan built many temples and commissioned the calligrapher Xiao Ziyun to write inscriptions for them, leading to the name.

Relaxed, unconstrained, and free from worldly or official duties

(literary) a humble way to refer to one's own house; my poor home

(literary) a cold or lonely morning in autumn

confident and at ease; free and easy; handsome and debonair

bleak and desolate; lacking vitality or spirit

Xiao Tong (501-531), crown prince of the Liang Dynasty during the Southern Dynasties period and a noted scholar; he is best known for compiling the [[文选|文選|wen2 xuan3]], the first major anthology of Chinese literature.

(literary) describes plants or trees that are dense and growing in a luxuriant or flourishing manner

(literary) a woman's beloved; a male lover in poetry and classical literature

(literary) desolate; lonely; bleak

Trouble or disaster that breaks out from within one's own group; internal conflict

Withering and desolate; (of hair) falling out and looking thin.