少少 [－－]

Jyutping siu2 siu2
Pinyin shǎo shǎo

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. a little; little bit
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 形容詞
    即​係​「​少​」​，​強調​真​係​「​好少​」
    small amount; little; few; a bit
    • 少少錢
      少少钱
      siu2 siu2 cin2
      a little money
    • 我識少少廣東話。
      我识少少广东话。
      ngo5 sik1 siu2 siu2 gwong2 dung1 waa2.
      I know a bit of Cantonese.
  2. 近義詞
    少許
  3. 副詞
    輕微​；​有​一​啲
    slightly; a bit
    • 我有少少擔心佢講嘅嘢。
      我有少少担心佢讲嘅嘢。
      ngo5 jau5 siu2 siu2 daam1 sam1 keoi5 gong2 ge3 je5.
      I was a little bit worried about what she said.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. adj, Cantonese, Hakka, Min-Nan
    a little; a little bit
    (syn.) GT: General Taiwanno particular region identified), 一滴囝, 些些兒, 一眼兒, 一尼, 啲, 滴咖子, 一屑, 淡薄仔 GT, 一滴子, 咪毛仔, 一息, 釐兒, 一釐絲兒, 一丁家, 仂囝, 些囝, 一啲, 須囝, 點兒, 咪咪仔, 一喙仔, 一丁丁, 一兜仔, 滴滴, 一滴過仔, 咪仔, 滴仔, 點咖子, 一彌彌, 一沰, 息把仔, 一點仔, 滴囝, 點把點子, 一滴仔, 一疕仔 GT, 眼兒, 釐絲兒, 淡薄, 仂儉, 一習仔, 一尕尕, 仂滴, 一釐兒, 滴, 一滴唧, 一咪咪, 一屑仔, 一眼仔兒, 一沰沰, 一眼, 少少, 一點咖子, 些須囝, 一點兒, 一絲絲, 尕尕, 眼仔兒, 一滴咖子, 一息仔, 點子, 一滴, 一點點, 一眼眼, 釐仔兒, 淡薄仔, 一點個, 一咪嘀, 一點, 一夾夾, 一釐仔兒, 一滴滴, 一的個子, 一的個, 滴滴囝, 一絲仔 GT
    • 你唔肚饿都要食少少嘢㗎！
      你唔肚饿都要食少少嘢㗎！
      nei5 m4 tou5 ngo6 dou1 jiu3 sik6 siu2 siu2 je5 gaa2!
      Even if you're not hungry, you still need to eat a little bit of food!
  2. adv
    slightly; a little
    • 我有少少紧张。
      我有少少紧张。
      ngo5 jau5 siu2 siu2 gan2 zoeng1.
      I'm slightly nervous.
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 一點點 – 一点点
  2. 一點兒 – 一点儿
  3. 少許 – 少许
  4. 很少
  5. 一丁點兒 – 一丁点儿
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    我可唔可以食少少呀？
    我可唔可以食少少呀？
    ngo5 ho2 m4 ho2 ji5 sik6 siu2 siu2 aa3 ？
    • May I eat a little of it?
  2. Cantonese
    你可唔可以讲慢少少呀？
    你可唔可以講慢少少呀？
    nei5 ho2 m4 ho2 ji5 gong2 maan6 siu2 siu2 aa3 ？
    • Would you speak more slowly, please?
    • Could you speak more slowly?
  3. Cantonese
    今朝早我同个老婆有少少拗撬。我本来以为无乜嘢，去到夜晚见到佢咁嘅样，先知原来我搞到佢好唔开心。
    今朝早我同個老婆有少少拗撬。我本來以為無乜嘢，去到夜晚見到佢咁嘅樣，先知原來我搞到佢好唔開心。
    gam1 ziu1 zou2 ngo5 tung4 go3 lou5 po4 jau5 siu2 siu2 aau3 hiu3 。 ngo5 bun2 loi4 ji5 wai4 mou4 mat1 je5 ， heoi3 dou3 je6 maan5 gin3 dou3 keoi5 gam3 ge3 joeng6 ， sin1 zi1 jyun4 loi4 ngo5 gaau2 dou3 keoi5 hou3 m4 hoi1 sam1 。
    • This morning I had a bit of a disagreement with my wife. I didn't think it was a big deal, but seeing what she's like this evening I think I must have upset her.
  4. Cantonese
    你可唔可以揸慢少少呀？
    你可唔可以揸慢少少呀？
    nei5 ho2 m4 ho2 ji5 zaa4 maan6 siu2 siu2 aa3 ？
    • Could you drive more slowly?
  5. Cantonese
    我识讲少少日文。
    我識講少少日文。
    ngo5 sik1 gong2 siu2 siu2 jat6 man2 。
    • I speak a little Japanese.
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我们中的许多人多多少少都经历过这样的循环：面对着浏览器，习惯性地Ctrl-T打开一个新的标签页，敲下常去网址的首字母然后回车，只为了看看有没有啥新鲜事发生。
    我們中的許多人多多少少都經歷過這樣的循環：面對着瀏覽器，習慣性地Ctrl-T打開一個新的標籤頁，敲下常去網址的首字母然後回車，只為了看看有沒有啥新鮮事發生。
    wǒ men zhòng dì xǔ duō rén duō duō shǎo shǎo dōu jīng lì guò zhè yàng de xún huán ： miàn duì zhe liú lǎn qì ， xí guàn xìng dì ctrl-t dǎ kāi yí gè xīn de biāo qiān yè ， qiāo xià cháng qù wǎng zhǐ de shǒu zì mǔ rán hòu huí chē ， zhǐ wèi le kàn kan yǒu méi yǒu shá xīn xiān shì fā shēng 。
    • Most of us have, to some extent, experienced being caught in a cycle like this one: Facing the browser, you hit, like you always do, Ctrl-T to open a new tab, type in the first letter of the website you always visit, and hit "enter"... just to see if anything new has happened.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢哋虽然唔信教，但系系读教会学校嘅，所以都识少少圣经。
    佢哋雖然唔信教，但係係讀教會學校嘅，所以都識少少聖經。
    keoi5 dei6 seoi1 jin4 m4 seon3 gaau3, daan6 hai6 hai6 duk6 gaau3 wui2 hok6 haau6 ge3, so2 ji5 dou1 sik1 siu2 siu2 sing3 ging1.
    • Although they are not Christians, they attended a Christian school, therefore being familiar with the Bible.
  2. Cantonese
    我迟咗少少嗟，佢就喺度阿支阿左。
    我遲咗少少嗟，佢就喺度阿支阿左。
    ngo5 ci4 zo2 siu2 siu2 ze1, keoi5 zau6 hai2 dou6 aa3 zi1 aa3 zo1.
    • I was just a bit late, but then she kept complaining.
  3. Cantonese
    你连少少嘢都做唔好，正一垃圾。
    你連少少嘢都做唔好，正一垃圾。
    nei5 lin4 siu2 siu2 je5 dou1 zou6 m4 hou2, zing3 jat1 laap6 saap3.
    • You can't do anything, what a useless person!
  4. Cantonese
    唔该轻手少少搬个花樽，唔好扽烂。
    唔該輕手少少搬個花樽，唔好扽爛。
    m4 goi1 hing1 sau2 siu2 siu2 bun1 go3 faa1 zeon1, m4 hou2 dan3 laan6
    • Please handle the vase with care while moving. Don't drop and break it.
  5. Cantonese
    有少少常识嘅人都唔会喂朱古力俾狗食啦下话？
    有少少常識嘅人都唔會餵朱古力俾狗食啦下話？
    jau5 siu2 siu2 soeng4 sik1 ge3 jan4 dou1 m4 wui5 wai3 zyu1 gu1 lik1 bei2 gau2 sik6 laa1 haa6 waa5?
    • Anyone with half a brain wouldn't feed chocolate to dogs. It's not rocket science, is it?
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    你唔肚饿都要食少少嘢㗎！
    你唔肚饿都要食少少嘢㗎！
    nei5 m4 tou5 ngo6 dou1 jiu3 sik6 siu2 siu2 je5 gaa2!
    • Even if you're not hungry, you still need to eat a little bit of food!
  2. Cantonese
    我有少少紧张。
    我有少少紧张。
    ngo5 jau5 siu2 siu2 gan2 zoeng1.
    • I'm slightly nervous.
  3. Cantonese
    𫖵高个头少少
    𩓥高個頭少少
    ngok6 gou1 go3 tau4 siu2 siu2
    • to raise's one's head by a little