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Jyutping siu2 sang1
Pinyin xiǎo shēng

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. young actors
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    傳統​中國​戲曲​以至​電影​、​戲劇​中​嘅​主要​男性​角色​,​亦​引申​指當​紅​嘅​男​演​員​(​量​詞​:​個​)
    the male leading role; popular or featured male actor
    • 幾十年前無論係小生定花旦 都係男人做架,女人冇份架!
      几十年前无论系小生定花旦 都系男人做架,女人冇份架!
      gei2 sap6 nin4 cin4 mou4 leon6 hai6 siu2 sang1 ding6 faa1 daan2 dou1 hai6 naam4 jan2 zou6 gaa3, neoi5 jan2 mou5 fan2 gaa3!
      Decades ago men took all the parts and women were not allowed to perform in traditional Chinese operas.
    • 佢呢幾個月一連擔正幾套劇,實係無綫嘅當紅小生定嘞。
      佢呢几个月一连担正几套剧,实系无线嘅当红小生定嘞。
      keoi5 ni1 gei2 go3 jyut6 jat1 lin4 daam1 zeng3 gei2 tou3 kek6, sat6 hai6 mou4 sin3 ge3 dong1 hung4 siu2 sang1 ding2 laak3.
      For he has taken the lead in quite a number of drama series in recent months, he is definitely the feature actor of TVB.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    xiaosheng (young male character)
  2. pron, humble
    I, your pupil
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    肚里面有一条小生命嘅感觉真系好奇妙。
    肚裏面有一條小生命嘅感覺真係好奇妙。
    tou5 leoi5 min6 jau5 jat1 tiu4 siu2 sang1 ming6 ge3 gam2 gok3 zan1 hai6 hou2 kei4 miu6.
    • What a wonderful experience it is to have a living baby inside one's tummy.
  2. Cantonese
    小生有礼
    小生有禮
    • Z
  3. Cantonese
    呢啲小生意,开间细公司,打单泡喺屋企做都得啦。
    呢啲小生意,開間細公司,打單泡喺屋企做都得啦。
    ni1 di1 siu2 saang1 ji3, hoi1 gaan1 sai3 gung1 si1, daa2 daan1 paau1 hai2 uk1 kei2 zou6 dou1 dak1 laa1.
    • Why not just start a small company for such small business and work from home alone?
  4. Cantonese
    几十年前无论系小生定花旦 都系男人做架,女人冇份架!
    幾十年前無論係小生定花旦 都係男人做架,女人冇份架!
    gei2 sap6 nin4 cin4 mou4 leon6 hai6 siu2 sang1 ding6 faa1 daan2 dou1 hai6 naam4 jan2 zou6 gaa3, neoi5 jan2 mou5 fan2 gaa3!
    • Decades ago men took all the parts and women were not allowed to perform in traditional Chinese operas.
  5. Cantonese
    佢呢几个月一连担正几套剧,实系无线嘅当红小生定嘞。
    佢呢幾個月一連擔正幾套劇,實係無綫嘅當紅小生定嘞。
    keoi5 ni1 gei2 go3 jyut6 jat1 lin4 daam1 zeng3 gei2 tou3 kek6, sat6 hai6 mou4 sin3 ge3 dong1 hung4 siu2 sang1 ding2 laak3.
    • For he has taken the lead in quite a number of drama series in recent months, he is definitely the feature actor of TVB.
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    小生小生怕怕啰,哎吔哎吔唷。
    小生小生怕怕囉,哎吔哎吔唷。
    siu2 sang1 siu2 sang1 paa3 paa3 lo1, ai1 jaa1 ai1 jaa6 jo3.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    自耕农和手工业主所经营的,都是小生产的经济。
    自耕農和手工業主所經營的,都是小生產的經濟。
    zì gēng nóng hé shǒu gōng yè zhǔ suǒ jīng yíng de , dōu shì xiǎo shēng chǎn de jīng jì .
    • The owner-peasants and the master handicraftspeople are both engaged in small-scale production.
  2. Mandarin
    然而他们的小生产的特点,使他们的政治眼光受到限制(一部分失业群众则具有无政府思想),所以他们不能成为战争的正确的领导者。
    然而他們的小生產的特點,使他們的政治眼光受到限制(一部分失業羣眾則具有無政府思想),所以他們不能成為戰爭的正確的領導者。
    Ránér tā men de xiǎo shēng chǎn de tè diǎn , shǐ tā men de zhèng zhì yǎn guāng shòu dào xiàn zhì ( yī bù fen shī yè qún zhòng zé jù yǒu wú zhèng fǔ sī xiǎng ) , suǒ yǐ tā men bù néng chéng wéi zhàn zhēng de zhèng què de lǐng dǎo zhě .
    • But, being small-scale producers, they are limited in their political outlook (and some of the unemployed masses have anarchist views), so that they are unable to give correct leadership in the war.