宵小

Chinese

		night	small; tiny; few small; tiny; few; young
trad. (宵小)		宵	小
simp. #(宵小)		宵	小

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiāoxiǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠ ㄒㄧㄠˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): siu¹ siu²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiāoxiǎo
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠ ㄒㄧㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siaosiǎo
    • Wade–Giles: hsiao¹-hsiao³
    • Yale: syāu-syǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiausheau
    • Palladius: сяосяо (sjaosjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: siu¹ siu²
    • Yale: sīu síu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: siu¹ siu²
    • Guangdong Romanization: xiu¹ xiu²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siːu̯⁵⁵ siːu̯³⁵/

Noun

宵小

1. (literary) thief; rascal; scoundrel (especially those who act under the cover of night)