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Jyutping siu2
Pinyin xiǎo

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. small
  2. tiny
  3. few
  4. young
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (slang) (curse language) fuck
  2. small/tiny/few/young/insignificant/minor/humble, a modest way to address oneself/lesser/day before/a little/an euphemism for 𨳒 , to fuck / to have sex with
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 詞綴、舊式
    通常​放​喺​人​名​同​親​戚​嘅​稱​呼​前面​,​用​嚟​叫​一​啲​熟人
    used before names and kinship terms denoting informality and familiarity
    • 小明
      小明
      siu2 ming4
      (little) Ming
  2. 近義詞
  3. 語素
    細​;​大​嘅​相反​,​形容​事物​嘅​面​積​或​體​積​不如​被​比​較​嘅​對​象​,​又​或者​引申​泛指​任何​方面​不如​其他​同類
    small; little; lesser; minor
    • 小學
      小学
      siu2 hok6
      primary school
    • 小妹
      小妹
      siu2 mui2
      me (deferential self-address used by females)
    • 小薯
      小薯
      siu2 syu4
      small fry
    • 小股東
      小股东
      siu2 gu2 dung1
      small-time investor
    • 小朋友
      小朋友
      siu2 pang4 jau5
      child
    • 小眾
      小众
      siu2 zung3
      minority; niche
  4. 近義詞
  5. 反義詞
  6. 動詞、粗俗
    屌​嘅​諧​音​;​指鬧​人​,​或​發泄​用​嘅​字眼
    near homophone and euphemism for 屌diu2; usually means scold but sometimes used as an expletive
    • 我再唔返去就會俾老婆小。
      我再唔返去就会俾老婆小。
      ngo5 zoi3 m4 faan1 heoi3 zau6 wui5 bei2 lou5 po4 siu2
      If I don't go home now, I'll be scolded by my wife.
    • 小!部機又hang咗!
      小!部机又hang咗!
      siu2! bou6 gei1 jau6 heng1 zo2!
      Frick! The machine stopped working again!
  7. 語素
    小學
    primary school; elementary school
    • 小二
      小二
      siu2 ji6
      primary 2
    • 高小
      高小
      gou1 siu2
      senior primary (educational stage)
    • 官小
      官小
      gun1 siu2
      government primary school
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    minor, petty
  2. character
    Prefix used in front of family name to indicate informality or affection (for young people, 老 (lǎo) for elder people).
  3. character
    youngest
    • 小兒子
      小儿子
      xiǎo ér zǐ
      youngest son
  4. character, dialectal
    concubine
  5. character
    Short for 小學/小学 (xiǎoxué, “primary school”).
    • 二小
      二小
      èr xiǎo
      No. 2 Primary School
  6. character
    briefly, for a short while
    • 小憩
      小憩
      xiǎo qì
      to rest for a bit; to take a breather
  7. character
    a young person; child, kid, baby
    • 一家老小
      一家老小
      yī jiā lǎo xiǎo
      the entire family, old and young
  8. character
    young
    • 小狗
      小狗
      xiǎo gǒu
      puppy
    • 小貓
      小猫
      xiǎo māo
      kitten
    • 小羊
      小羊
      xiǎo yáng
      lamb
    • 這嬰兒太小了,不能自己吃東西。
      这婴儿太小了,不能自己吃东西。
      zhè yīn gé r5 tài xiǎo le , bù néng zì jǐ chī dōng xī .
      The baby is too young to feed itself.
  9. character
    slightly, a little
  10. character
    small, tiny, little
    • 小孩
      小孩
      xiǎo hái
      child
  11. character, humble
    my, our
    • 小弟
      小弟
      xiǎo dì
      [humble] I
    • 小女
      小女
      xiǎo nǚ
      [humble] my daughter
    • 小的
      小的
      xiǎo de
      [humble] I
  12. character, Cantonese, euphemistic
    A euphemism of 屌 (“to fuck”).
    • 小你!
      小你!
      siu2 nei5!
      Duck you!
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. small, tiny, insignificant
  2. Cangjie Input
    NC
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 一级词汇表 #401
  2. 小王
    HSK3 二级词汇表 #602
  3. HSK3 一级汉字表 #245
  4. HSK3 初等手写字表 #249
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    他昨天看了一部最有趣的小说。
    他昨天看了一部最有趣的小説。
    tā zuó tiān kàn le yī bù zuì yǒu qù de xiǎo shuō 。
    • He read a most interesting novel yesterday.
    • Yesterday, he read the most interesting novel.
  2. Mandarin
    和你的车比起来,我的车很小。
    和你的車比起來,我的車很小。
    hé nǐ de chē bǐ qǐ lái , wǒ de chē hěn xiǎo 。
    • Compared with yours, my car is small.
    • Compared to yours, my car is small.
  3. Mandarin
    他儿子小时候就死于癌症了。
    他兒子小時候就死於癌症了。
    tā ér zi xiǎo shí hou jiù sǐ yú ái zhèng le 。
    • Her son died of cancer when still a boy.
    • His son died from cancer at a young age.
  4. Mandarin
    事故耽误了我们半小时。
    事故耽誤了我們半小時。
    shì gù dān wu le wǒ men bàn xiǎo shí 。
    • An accident delayed us for half an hour.
  5. Mandarin
    罗杰斯先生和史密斯小姐昨天宣布订婚。
    羅傑斯先生和史密斯小姐昨天宣佈訂婚。
    luó jié sī xiān sheng hé shǐ mì sī xiǎo jie zuó tiān xuān bù dìng hūn 。
    • The engagement of Mr Rogers and Miss Smith was announced yesterday.
    • Mr Rogers and Ms Smith announced their engagement yesterday.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    最后一个关于握手嘅小贴士:记住笑。
    最後一個關於握手嘅小貼士:記住笑。
    zeoi3 hau6 jat1 go3 gwaan1 jyu1 ak1 sau2 ge3 siu2 tip1 si6 : gei3 zyu6 siu3 。
    • I have one final piece of advice related to handshakes: Remember to smile.
  2. Cantonese
    有好多女仔睇呢本小说睇到喊咗出嚟。
    有好多女仔睇呢本小說睇到喊咗出嚟。
    jau5 hou2 do1 neoi5 zai2 tai2 nei4 bun2 siu2 syut3 tai2 dou3 haam3 zo2 ceot1 lai4 。
    • The fiction reduced girls to tears.
  3. Cantonese
    佢只不过系有啲小聪明。
    佢只不過係有啲小聰明。
    keoi5 zi2 bat1 gwo3 hai6 jau5 di1 siu2 cung1 ming4 。
    • Although he may be clever, he is not wise.
  4. Cantonese
    因为佢唔小心,所以先会出事。
    因為佢唔小心,所以先會出事。
    jan1 wai4 keoi5 m4 siu2 sam1 , so2 ji5 sin1 wui2 ceot1 si6 。
    • The accident was brought about by his carelessness.
  5. Cantonese
    我好挂住小学啲老师。
    我好掛住小學啲老師。
    ngo5 hou3 gwaa3 zyu6 siu2 hok6 di1 lou5 si1 。
    • I miss my elementary school teachers.
    • I miss my elementary teachers very much.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    小一生补习,系咪已经好common?
    小一生補習,係咪已經好common?
    siu2 jat1 sang1 bou2 zaap6, hai6 mai6 ji5 ging1 hou2 kam1 man4?
    • It is already usual for a P.1 student to get private tutoring?
  2. Cantonese
    小节
    小節
    siu2 zit3
    • (music) bar
  3. Cantonese
    生活小节
    生活小節
    sang1 wut6 siu2 zit3
    • trifles
  4. Cantonese
    不拘小节
    不拘小節
    bat1 keoi1 siu2 zit3
    • to not be punctilious
    • not bother about small matters
    • not punctilious
  5. Cantonese
    佢份人好鬼小心,做一题数要验算三次。
    佢份人好鬼小心,做一題數要驗算三次。
    keoi5 fan6 jan4 hou2 gwai2 siu2 sam1, zou6 jat1 tai4 sou3 jiu3 jim6 syun3 saam1 ci3.
    • He is a cautious and discreet man, as he often checks three times every maths question he has solved.
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    小朋友点谂,我理得佢哋啦。
    小朋友點諗,我理得佢哋啦。
  2. Cantonese
    小巴甩辘变炮弹,击毙德国宝女厨。
    小巴甩轆變炮彈,擊斃德國寶女廚。
  3. Cantonese
    陈正湘判断独立小院内是敌指挥所,果断命令炮兵连射击,由于炮弹紧缺只发射四发炮弹,击毙阿部的是最后一发炮弹。
    陳正湘判斷獨立小院內是敵指揮所,果斷命令炮兵連射擊,由於炮彈緊缺只發射四發炮彈,擊斃阿部的是最後一發炮彈。
  4. Cantonese
    小编mark咗6套必睇嘅戏。
    小編mark咗6套必睇嘅戲。
  5. Cantonese
    朋友话错你两句,你就发火驳返佢十句,使唔使咁小家啊?
    朋友話錯你兩句,你就發火駁返佢十句,使唔使咁小家啊?
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    小鸟们在树枝间唱歌。
    小鳥們在樹枝間唱歌。
    xiǎo niǎo men zài shù zhī jiān chàng gē .
    • The birds were singing among the branches of the tree.
  2. Mandarin
    只是微小的光 照不亮一米的地方
    只是微小的光 照不亮一米的地方
    • [I] am just a tiny light; [I] cannot brighten up an area within a metre.
  3. Mandarin
    先定个小目标赚他一个亿
    先定個小目標賺他一個億
    xiān dìng ge xiǎo mù biāo zhuàn tā yī ge yì
    • first set a small goal: make a hundred million [yuan]
  4. Mandarin
    转一张1026上海演唱会门票,原价880,可小刀。
    轉一張1026上海演唱會門票,原價880,可小刀。
    zhuǎn yī zhāng 10 26 shàng hǎi yǎn chàng huì mén piào , yuán jià 880 , kě xiǎo dāo .
    • Reselling an October 26 Shanghai concert ticket, original price 880, small negotiations available
  5. Mandarin
    小偷
    小偷
    xiǎo tōu
    • thief