輕小說

Chinese

		light	fiction
trad. (輕小說)		輕	小說
simp. (轻小说)		轻	小说

Etymology

Calque from Japanese ライトノベル (raitonoberu), which is a wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), from English light novel.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qīngxiǎoshuō

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄕㄨㄛ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qīngxiǎoshuō
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄕㄨㄛ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cingsiǎoshuo
    • Wade–Giles: chʻing¹-hsiao³-shuo¹
    • Yale: chīng-syǎu-shwō
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chingsheaushuo
    • Palladius: цинсяошо (cinsjaošo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵/

Noun

輕小說

1. light novel