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小橋

简小桥 · 繁小橋

Mandarin · pinyin Xiǎo Qiáo

Xiao Qiao, one of the Two Qiaos, according to Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義 Sān guó Yǎn yì, the two great beauties of ancient China

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小: xiǎo · small, tiny, insignificant
橋: qiáo · bridge; beam, crosspiece
桥: qiáo · bridge; beam, crosspiece

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3–2 · Xiao3 Qiao2

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