小偷小摸

Chinese

		small; tiny; few small; tiny; few; young	to steal; to pilfer	small; tiny; few small; tiny; few; young	feel with the hand; to touch; to stroke feel with the hand; to touch; to stroke; to grope; to feel (one's pulse); imitate; copy
trad. (小偷小摸)		小	偷	小	摸
simp. #(小偷小摸)		小	偷	小	摸

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiǎotōuxiǎomō

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄊㄡ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄇㄛ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): siu² tau¹ siu² mo²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiǎotōuxiǎomō
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄊㄡ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄇㄛ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siǎotousiǎomo
    • Wade–Giles: hsiao³-tʻou¹-hsiao³-mo¹
    • Yale: syǎu-tōu-syǎu-mwō
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheautousheaumho
    • Palladius: сяотоусяомо (sjaotousjaomo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰoʊ̯⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ mu̯ɔ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: siu² tau¹ siu² mo²
    • Yale: síu tāu síu mó
    • Cantonese Pinyin: siu² tau¹ siu² mo²
    • Guangdong Romanization: xiu² teo¹ xiu² mo²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siːu̯³⁵ tʰɐu̯⁵⁵ siːu̯³⁵ mɔː³⁵/

Noun

小偷小摸

1. pilfering; petty theft
2. petty thief

Synonyms

• (pilfering): (Hokkien) 手閹手捩／手阉手捩