萧

四壁萧然

sì bì xiāo rán

four bare walls

大萧条

dà xiāo tiáo

the Great Depression (1929-c. 1939)

成也萧何，败也萧何

chéng yě xiāo hé , bài yě xiāo hé

lit. raised up by Xiao He, cast down by Xiao He (idiom), alluding to Han Xin 韓信|韩信[Han2 Xin4] being made Grand General 大將軍|大将军[da4 jiang1 jun1]

经济萧条

jīng jì xiāo tiáo

economic depression

萧一山

xiāo yī shān

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

萧乾

xiāo qián

Xiao Qian (1910-1999), Mongolian-born, Cambridge-educated journalist active during Second World War in Europe, subsequently famous author and translator

萧伯纳

xiāo bó nà

George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950), Irish dramatist and writer

萧何

xiāo hé

Xiao He (-193 BC), famous strategist and chancellor, fought on Liu Bang's 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1] side during the Chu-Han Contention 楚漢戰爭|楚汉战争[Chu3 Han4 Zhan4 zheng1]

萧子显

xiāo zǐ xiǎn

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[Nan2 Qi2 shu1]

萧山

xiāo shān

Xiaoshan district of Hangzhou city 杭州市[Hang2 zhou1 shi4], Zhejiang

萧山区

xiāo shān qū

Xiaoshan district of Hangzhou city 杭州市[Hang2 zhou1 shi4], Zhejiang

萧梁

xiāo liáng

Liang of the Southern dynasties (502-557)