小意思

Chinese

		small; tiny; few small; tiny; few; young	meaning; significance; interest meaning; significance; interest; fun
simp. and trad. (小意思)		小	意思

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiǎoyìsi

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄧˋ ˙ㄙ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): siu² ji³ si¹, siu² ji³ si³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiǎoyìsi
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄧˋ ˙ㄙ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siǎoyìsi̊h
    • Wade–Giles: hsiao³-i⁴-ssŭ⁵
    • Yale: syǎu-yì-sz
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheauyih.sy
    • Palladius: сяоисы (sjaoisy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵¹ sz̩¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: siu² ji³ si¹, siu² ji³ si³
    • Yale: síu yi sī, síu yi si
    • Cantonese Pinyin: siu² ji³ si¹, siu² ji³ si³
    • Guangdong Romanization: xiu² yi³ xi¹, xiu² yi³ xi³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siːu̯³⁵ jiː³³ siː⁵⁵/, /siːu̯³⁵ jiː³³ siː³³/

Noun

小意思

1. (polite) small token of appreciation; mere trifle

   小意思而已，別客氣。 [MSC, trad.]
   小意思而已，别客气。 [MSC, simp.]

   Xiǎoyìsi éryǐ, bié kèqì. [Pinyin]

   It's no big deal. You're welcome.

2. trivial matter; piece of cake