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Jyutping siu2 ming4
Pinyin xiǎo míng

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. noun; "Xiao Ming"It is a name for generic Hong Kong person, to identify unknown name. often appears in school teaching book; equivalent to "John Smith" in English
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    小明还不知道他明年去哪儿。
    小明還不知道他明年去哪兒。
    xiǎo míng hái bù zhī dào tā míng nián qù nǎ er 。
    • Little Ming still doesn't know where he's going to go next year.
  2. Mandarin
    王小明说英语,但英语书不多.
    王小明説英語,但英語書不多.
    wáng xiǎo míng shuō yīng yǔ , dàn yīng yǔ shū bù duō .
    • Wang Xiaoming speaks English, but doesn't have a lot of English books.
  3. Mandarin
    王小明还没有去过美国,他很想明年去.
    王小明還沒有去過美國,他很想明年去.
    wáng xiǎo míng hái méi yǒu qù guò měi guó , tā hěn xiǎng míng nián qù .
    • Xiaoming Wang has never been to America. He really wants to go next year.
  4. Mandarin
    小明的自控能力很差。
    小明的自控能力很差。
    xiǎo míng de zì kòng néng lì hěn chà 。
    • Xiaoming doesn't know how to control herself.
    • Xiaoming has really poor self-control.
  5. Mandarin
    小明同学管理能力很强。
    小明同學管理能力很強。
    xiǎo míng tóng xué guǎn lǐ néng lì hěn qiáng 。
    • My classmate, Xiao Ming, has strong managerial capability.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    小明唔识控制自己。
    小明唔識控制自己。
    siu2 ming4 m4 sik1 hung3 zai3 zi6 gei2 。
    • Xiaoming doesn't know how to control herself.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    小明迟到俾风纪揪住咗。
    小明遲到俾風紀揪住咗。
    siu2 ming4 ci4 dou3 bei2 fung1 gei2 cau1 zyu6 zo2.
    • Siu Ming was caught by the Prefect for being late.
  2. Cantonese
    小明因为唔想坐监,所以砌小美生猪肉。
    小明因為唔想坐監,所以砌小美生豬肉。
    siu2 ming4 jan1 wai6 m4 soeng2 co5 gaam1, so2 ji5 cai3 siu2 mei5 saang1 zyu1 juk6.
    • Siu Ming doesn't wanna go to jail so he set Siu Mei up.
  3. Cantonese
    小明个伤口发咗炎,而家又红又肿。
    小明個傷口發咗炎,而家又紅又腫。
    siu2 ming4 go3 soeng1 hau2 faat3 zo2 jim4, ji4 gaa1 jau6 hung4 jau6 zung2.
    • Siu-ming has his wound infected, which is now inflamed.
  4. Cantonese
    小明
    小明
    siu2 ming4
    • (little) Ming
  5. Cantonese
    佢赶走咗小明,唔畀小明同我哋一齐玩啊!
    佢趕走咗小明,唔畀小明同我哋一齊玩啊!
    keoi5 gon2 zau2 zo2 siu2 ming4, m4 bei2 siu2 ming4 tung4 ngo5 dei6 jat1 cai4 waan2 aa3!
    • She kicked Siu-ming out, forbidding Siu-ming to play with us any more!
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    小明上广州,探亲友乐同游
    小明上广州,探亲友乐同游
    siu2 ming4 soeng5 gwong2 zau1, taam1 can1 jau5 lok6 tung4 jau4
    • X
  2. Mandarin
    小明,快过来啊。
    小明,快過來啊。
    xiǎo míng , kuài guò lái a .
    • Xiaoming, get over here.
  3. Cantonese
    小明系我个老死。
    小明系我个老死。
    siu2 ming4 hai6 ngo5 go3 lou5 sei2.
    • X