少之又少

Chinese

		young; few; little young; few; little; lack	's; him/her/it; this	(once) again; also; both... and... (once) again; also; both... and...; again	young; few; little young; few; little; lack
simp. and trad. (少之又少)		少	之	又	少

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shǎozhīyòushǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄠˇ ㄓ ㄧㄡˋ ㄕㄠˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): siu² zi¹ jau⁶ siu²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shǎozhīyòushǎo
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄠˇ ㄓ ㄧㄡˋ ㄕㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shǎojhihyòushǎo
    • Wade–Giles: shao³-chih¹-yu⁴-shao³
    • Yale: shǎu-jr̄-yòu-shǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shaojyyowshao
    • Palladius: шаочжиюшао (šaočžijušao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ joʊ̯⁵¹ ʂɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: siu² zi¹ jau⁶ siu²
    • Yale: síu jī yauh síu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: siu² dzi¹ jau⁶ siu²
    • Guangdong Romanization: xiu² ji¹ yeo⁶ xiu²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siːu̯³⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ jɐu̯²² siːu̯³⁵/

Idiom

少之又少

1. very few; few and far between