國小

Chinese

		country; state; nation	small; tiny; few small; tiny; few; young
trad. (國小)		國	小
simp. (国小)		国	小
anagram		小國／小国

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): guóxiǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄒㄧㄠˇ

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kok-sió

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: guóxiǎo
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄒㄧㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: guósiǎo
    • Wade–Giles: kuo²-hsiao³
    • Yale: gwó-syǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gwosheau
    • Palladius: госяо (gosjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯ɔ³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kok-sió
    • Tâi-lô: kok-sió
    • Phofsit Daibuun: koksioir
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ siɤ⁴¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ sio⁵³/

Noun

國小

1. (Taiwan) Short for 國民小學／国民小学 (guómín xiǎoxué, “primary school, elementary school”).

   Synonyms: 小學／小学 (xiǎoxué), 國校／国校 (guóxiào)

2. (Malaysia) national school: a type of primary school where Malay is the medium of instruction

   Antonyms: 華小／华小 (huáxiǎo), 泰小