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Xiao is a senior officer rank used in the militaries of China and Taiwan.
The Chinese use the same rank names for all services,prefixed by haijun (simplified Chinese :海军; traditional Chinese :海軍;lit.'naval force') or kongjun (simplified Chinese :空军; traditional Chinese :空軍;lit.'air force').
Rank group | Senior officers | |||
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Chinese | 大校 | 上校 | 中校 | 少校 |
Pinyin | Dàxiào | Shàngxiào | Zhōngxiào | Shàoxiào |
Taiwanese Hokkien | Tāi-hāu | Siōng-hāu | Tiong-hāu | Siáu-hāu |
Literal translation | Grand field officer | Senior field officer | Middle field officer | Junior field officer |
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Army and air force translation | Senior colonel | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major |
Navy translation | Senior captain | Captain | Commander | Lieutenant commander |
Chinese title | 大校 Dàxiào | 上校 Shàngxiào | 中校 Zhōngxiào | 少校 Shàoxiào |
Rank group | Senior officers |
Ranks used in Chinese character-using countries