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Jyutping siu2 siu2
Pinyin xiǎo xiǎo

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. very small
  2. very few
  3. very minor
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 形容詞
    形容​程度​輕微​,​唔​算​重要
    mere; minor; trivial
    • 小小心意
      小小心意
      siu2 siu2 sam1 ji3
      a little token of someone's regards
    • 小小苦楚等於激勵
      小小苦楚等于激励
      siu2 siu2 fu2 co2 dang2 jyu1 gik1 lai6
      Pain only makes you stronger.
    • 我有一個小小嘅要求。
      我有一个小小嘅要求。
      ngo5 jau5 jat1 go3 siu2 siu2 ge3 jiu1 kau4.
      I have a small request.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. adj
    teeny; minuscule
  2. noun
    a small baby
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    大就可能大咗小小,不过呢个信封冇问题㗎喇。大得济好过细得济吖嘛。
    大就可能大咗小小,不過呢個信封冇問題㗎喇。大得濟好過細得濟吖嘛。
    daai6 zau6 ho2 nang4 daai6 zo2 siu2 siu2 , bat1 gwo3 nei4 go3 seon3 fung1 mou5 man6 tai4 gaa3 laa3 。 daai6 dak1 zai3 hou3 gwo3 sai3 dak1 zai3 aa1 maa3 。
    • It might be a bit big but this envelope will do just fine. It's better to be too big than too small.
  2. Cantonese
    小小心意,不成敬意。
    小小心意,不成敬意。
    siu2 siu2 sam1 ji3 , bat1 sing4 ging3 ji3 。
    • It's not much, but I hope you'll like it.
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    他的英语有了小小的进步。
    他的英語有了小小的進步。
    tā de yīng yǔ yǒu le xiǎo xiǎo de jìn bù 。
    • His English improved slightly.
  2. Mandarin
    高大的橡树是从一颗小小的橡子成长而来的。
    高大的橡樹是從一顆小小的橡子成長而來的。
    gāo dà de xiàng shù shì cóng yī kē xiǎo xiǎo de xiàng zǐ chéng zhǎng ér lái de 。
    • Great oaks from little acorns grow.
  3. Mandarin
    每一天都是一生;每一次起床醒来都是次微小的新生,每个清新的早晨都带着点青春,每次歇息和睡眠都是次小小的死亡。
    每一天都是一生;每一次起牀醒來都是次微小的新生,每個清新的早晨都帶着點青春,每次歇息和睡眠都是次小小的死亡。
    měi yī tiān dōu shì yī shēng ; měi yī cì qǐ chuáng xǐng lái dōu shì cì wēi xiǎo de xīn shēng , měi gè qīng xīn de zǎo chén dōu dài zhe diǎn qīng chūn , měi cì xiē xi hé shuì mián dōu shì cì xiǎo xiǎo de sǐ wáng 。
    • Each day is a little life; every waking and rising a little birth; every fresh morning a little youth; every going to rest and sleep a little death.
  4. Mandarin
    有一个小小的问题。
    有一個小小的問題。
    yǒu yí gè xiǎo xiǎo de wèn tí 。
    • There's a small problem.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    唔好将小小问题无限放大。
    唔好將小小問題無限放大。
    m4 hou2 zoeng1 siu2 siu2 man6 tai4 mou4 haan6 fong3 daai6.
    • Don't exaggerate those tiny problems.
  2. Cantonese
    既然系佢小小心意咯,收咗佢呢。
    既然係佢小小心意咯,收咗佢呢。
    gei3 jin4 hai6 keoi5 siu2 siu2 sam1 ji3 lok3, sau1 zo2 keoi5 le4.
    • Go ahead, take it. It's a nice little gift from him. (I think you'll like it.)
  3. Cantonese
    小小意思,唔成敬意。
    小小意思,唔成敬意。
    siu2 siu2 ji3 si1, m4 sing4 ging3 ji3.
    • It's a small courtesy, not a show of respect.
  4. Cantonese
    呢份礼物系我小小嘅心意。
    呢份禮物係我小小嘅心意。
    nei1 fan6 lai5 mat6 hai6 ngo5 siu2 siu2 ge3 sam1 ji3.
    • This gift is a little token of my regards.
  5. Cantonese
    小小事就发火,十足方丈咁。
    小小事就發火,十足方丈咁。
    siu2 siu2 si6 zau6 faat3 fo2, sap6 zuk1 fong1 zoeng6 gam2.
    • Getting angry over such triviality, just like the Abbot.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    以前土豪劣绅的残忍,土豪劣绅造成的农村白色恐怖是这样,现在农民起来枪毙几个土豪劣绅,造成一点小小的镇压反革命派的恐怖现象,有什么理由说不应该?
    以前土豪劣紳的殘忍,土豪劣紳造成的農村白色恐怖是這樣,現在農民起來槍斃幾個土豪劣紳,造成一點小小的鎮壓反革命派的恐怖現象,有什麼理由説不應該?
    yǐ qián tǔ háo liè shēn de cán rěn , tǔ háo liè shēn zào chéng de nóng cūn bái sè kǒng bù shì zhè yàng , xiàn zài nóng mín qǐ lái qiāng bì jǐ ge tǔ háo liè shēn , zào chéng yī diǎn xiǎo xiǎo de zhèn yā fǎn gé mìng pài de kǒng bù xiàn xiàng , yǒu shén me lǐ yóu shuō bù yīng gāi ?
    • Such was the cruelty of the local tyrants and evil gentry in former days, such was the White terror they created in the countryside, and now that the peasants have risen and shot a few and created just a little terror in suppressing the counter-revolutionaries, is there any reason for saying they should not do so?
  2. Cantonese
    小小事啫,唔使咁劳气。
    小小事啫,唔使咁劳气。
    siu2 siu2 si6 ze1, m4 sai2 gam3 lou4 hei3.
    • It's just a trivial matter, no need to be so annoyed [by it].