小結

See also: 小结

Chinese

		small; tiny; few small; tiny; few; young	knot; sturdy; to bear (fruit) knot; sturdy; to bear (fruit); bond; to tie; to bind
trad. (小結)		小	結
simp. (小结)		小	结

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiǎojié

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄝˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): siu² git³
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): séu-kiet / séu-kiat
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sió-kiat

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiǎojié
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄝˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: siǎojié
  - Wade–Giles: hsiao³-chieh²
  - Yale: syǎu-jyé
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheaujye
  - Palladius: сяоцзе (sjaocze)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    小節／小节
    小結／小结
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: siu² git³
  - Yale: síu git
  - Cantonese Pinyin: siu² git⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: xiu² gid³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /siːu̯³⁵ kiːt̚³/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: séu-kiet
  - Hakka Romanization System: seu` gied`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: seu³ giad⁵
  - Sinological IPA: /seu̯³¹ ki̯et̚²/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: séu-kiat
  - Hakka Romanization System: seu` giad`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: seu³ giad⁵
  - Sinological IPA: /seu̯³¹ ki̯at̚²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sió-kiat
  - Tâi-lô: sió-kiat
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sioy'kiad
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /sio⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiɛt̚³²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /sio⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kiɛt̚⁵/

Noun

小結

summary; abstract; wrap-up
(medicine) nodule
聲帶小結／声带小结 ― shēngdài xiǎojié ― vocal cord nodule

Synonyms

(summary):

事由 (shìyóu) (of an official document)
匯總／汇总 (huìzǒng)
大綱／大纲 (dàgāng)
大要 (dàyào)
提綱／提纲 (tígāng)
提要 (tíyào)
摘要 (zhāiyào)
撮要 (cuōyào) (dated)
擇要／择要 (zéyào)
梗概 (gěnggài)
概括 (gàikuò)
概況／概况 (gàikuàng)
概略 (gàilüè)
概要 (gàiyào)
概說／概说 (gàishuō) (often used in book and chapter titles)
概貌 (gàimào)
概述 (gàishù)
綱要／纲要 (gāngyào)
綱領／纲领 (gānglǐng)
總結／总结 (zǒngjié)
總綱／总纲 (zǒnggāng)
要略 (yàolüè) (often used in book and chapter titles)
輪廓／轮廓 (lúnkuò)
鳥瞰／鸟瞰 (niǎokàn)

Derived terms

聲帶小結／声带小结

Verb

小結

to summarize briefly

Synonyms

匯總／汇总 (huìzǒng)
提要 (tíyào)
摘要 (zhāiyào)
擇要／择要 (zéyào)
概括 (gàikuò)
概述 (gàishù)
歸納／归纳 (guīnà)
歸結／归结 (guījié)
總括／总括 (zǒngkuò)
總結／总结 (zǒngjié)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
小	結
こ Grade: 1	むすび Grade: 4
kun’yomi

Etymology

Uncertain. One theory holds that the term originally referred to the lowest rank eligible to appear in the “結びの一番” (musubi no ichiban), the final match of the day during a sumo tournament.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ko̞mɯ̟ᵝsɨᵝbʲi]

Noun

小(こ)結(むすび) • (komusubi)

(sumo) komusubi, the fourth-highest rank in sumo, the lowest sanyaku rank
(sumo) an athlete holding the rank