lit. raised up by Xiao He, cast down by Xiao He (idiom), alluding to Han Xin 韓信|韩信 being made Grand General 大將軍|大将军; fig. a situation where one's success and failure are both due to the same factor
大萧条大蕭條da4 xiao1 tiao2
the Great Depression (1929-c. 1939)
经济萧条經濟蕭條jing1 ji4 xiao1 tiao2
economic depression
排萧排蕭pai2 xiao1
panpipe
四壁萧然四壁蕭然si4 bi4 xiao1 ran2
four bare walls
萧邦蕭邦xiao1 bang1
Frédéric Chopin (Composer)
萧伯纳蕭伯納xiao1 bo2 na4
George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950), Irish dramatist and writer
萧规曹随蕭規曹隨xiao1 gui1 cao2 sui2
lit. Xiao's 蕭何|萧何 governance followed by Cao 曹參|曹参 (idiom); fig. to strictly adhere to the policies of the predecessor; to follow precedent
萧何蕭何xiao1 he2
Xiao He (-193 BC), famous strategist and chancellor, fought on Liu Bang's 劉邦|刘邦 side during the Chu-Han Contention 楚漢戰爭|楚汉战争
萧红蕭紅xiao1 hong2
Xiao Hong (1911-1942), prominent woman writer, originally from Heilongjiang
萧梁蕭梁xiao1 liang2
Liang of the Southern dynasties (502-557)
萧乾蕭乾xiao1 qian2
Xiao Qian (1910-1999), Mongolian-born, Cambridge-educated journalist active during Second World War in Europe, subsequently famous author and translator
萧然蕭然xiao1 ran2
desolate; empty
萧洒蕭灑xiao1 sa3
variant of 瀟灑|潇洒
萧瑟蕭瑟xiao1 se4
to rustle in the air; to rustle; to sough; bleak; desolate; chilly
萧山蕭山xiao1 shan1
Xiaoshan district of Hangzhou city 杭州市, Zhejiang
萧山区蕭山區xiao1 shan1 qu1
Xiaoshan district of Hangzhou city 杭州市, Zhejiang
萧索蕭索xiao1 suo3
bleak; desolate; melancholy
萧条蕭條xiao1 tiao2
bleak; desolate; (economic) depression or slump
萧万长蕭萬長xiao1 wan4 chang2
Vincent C. Siew (1939-), Taiwanese diplomat and Kuomintang politician, prime minister 1997-2000, vice president 2008-2012
萧县蕭縣xiao1 xian4
Xiao county in Suzhou 宿州, Anhui
萧一山蕭一山xiao1 yi1 shan1
Xiao Yishan (1902-1978), Modern historian of the Qing dynasty
萧子显蕭子顯xiao1 zi3 xian3
Xiao Zixian (487-537), writer and historian of Liang of Southern Dynasties, compiler of History of Qi of the Southern dynasties 南齊書 南齐书