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Xiao'erjing

Xiao'erjing proper noun: a variant of the Arabic alphabet used for Chinese languages, especially Mandarin and Dungan, by Chinese Muslims also known as Hui Chinese.

Proper noun

Xiao'erjing

  1. A variant of the Arabic alphabet used for Chinese languages, especially Mandarin and Dungan, by Chinese Muslims also known as Hui Chinese.
  2. The use of this script to write Sinitic languages.

Synonyms of Xiao'erjing

  • Xiaojing

Origin of Xiao'erjing

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 小兒經 /小儿经 (Xiǎo'érjīng).

Questions about Xiao'erjing

What does Xiao'erjing mean?
Xiao'erjing means a variant of the Arabic alphabet used for Chinese languages, especially Mandarin and Dungan, by Chinese Muslims also known as Hui Chinese.
What part of speech is Xiao'erjing?
Xiao'erjing is a proper noun.

Words near Xiao'erjing in the dictionary

  1. Xianyang
  2. Xianyou
  3. xiao
  4. xiao long bao
  5. xiao mei mei
  6. Xiao'erjing
  7. Xiaochang
  8. Xiaodian
  9. Xiaodushanian
  10. Xiaogan
  11. xiaolongbao

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