少有: Definitions and Translations

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)

rare
infrequent

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)

形容詞
指情況唔多發生
rare; uncommon; infrequent
- 你今日咁早嚟，少有喎！
  你今日咁早嚟，少有㖞！
  nei5 gam1 jat6 gam3 zou2 lai4, siu2 jau5 wo3!
  Today you've arrived so early - that's rare!
- 七點鐘咁早就咁多人嘅，真係好少有喎。
  七点钟咁早就咁多人嘅，真系好少有㖞。
  cat1 dim2 zung1 gam3 zou2 zau6 gam3 do1 jan4 ge2, zan1 hai6 hou2 siu2 jau5 wo3.
  That's quite unusual that it gets so crowded at seven, such an early time.
形容詞
指一樣嘢唔係成日見到嘅；罕見
rare; not commonly seen; can hardly be found
- 呢隻款好少有㗎。
  呢只款好少有㗎。
  ni1 zek3 fun2 hou2 siu2 jau5 gaa3.
  You can't find this type easily.

Definitions (Wiktionary)

adj
rare; uncommon; few and far between
(syn.) 罕时, 生僻, 新鮮, 罕得, 罕覯, 少见, 趁讨, 难得, 新鲜, 罕觏, 罕見, 難得, 稀罕, 罕時, 稀有, 趁討, 罕见, 罕讨, 罕討, 少見

Definitions (HSK3.0)

HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #3593

Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)

Mandarin
很少有人会批评他，即使有也不多。
很少有人會批評他，即使有也不多。
hěn shǎo yǒu rén huì pī píng tā ， jí shǐ yǒu yě bù duō 。
- Few, if any, will criticize him.
Mandarin
很少有人知道怎么做。
很少有人知道怎麼做。
hěn shǎo yǒu rén zhī dào zěn me zuò 。
- Few people know how to do it.
Mandarin
很少有东西像音乐一样带给我们这么多的快乐。
很少有東西像音樂一樣帶給我們這麼多的快樂。
hěn shǎo yǒu dōng xī xiàng yīn yuè yī yàng dài gěi wǒ men zhè me duō de kuài lè 。
- Few things give us as much pleasure as music.
Mandarin
那房子因为其少有的形状被突显出来。
那房子因為其少有的形狀被突顯出來。
nà fáng zi yīn wèi qí shǎo yǒu de xíng zhuàng bèi tū xiǎn chū lái 。
- The house stood out because of its unusual shape.
Mandarin
当她在洛杉矶的时候, 她至少有六份工作。
當她在洛杉磯的時候, 她至少有六份工作。
dāng tā zài luò shān jī de shí hou , tā zhì shǎo yǒu liù fèn gōng zuò 。
- When she was in Los Angeles, she had at least six different jobs.

Examples (粵典–words.hk)

Cantonese
你著返条靓裙，化返个靓妆，我肯定一阵至少有五条仔送花俾你，写包单都仲得。
你著返條靚裙，化返個靚妝，我肯定一陣至少有五條仔送花俾你，寫包單都仲得。
nei5 zoek3 faan1 tiu4 leng3 kwan4, faa3 faan1 go3 leng3 zong1, ngo5 hang2 ding6 jat1 zan6 zi3 siu2 jau5 ng5 tiu4 zai2 sung3 faa1 bei2 nei5, se2 baau1 daan1 dou1 zung6 dak1.
- Put on some make-up and a beautiful dress, and I guarantee at least five guys will buy you roses (at the ball).
Cantonese
今年至少有十万人出嚟游行。
今年至少有十萬人出嚟遊行。
gam1 nin2 zi3 siu2 jau5 sap6 maan6 jan4 ceot1 lei4 jau4 hang4.
- There are at least 100,000 people who've come to the protest this year.
Cantonese
唔使人吟，自动自觉做功课，真系少有㖞。
唔使人吟，自動自覺做功課，真係少有喎。
m4 sai2 jan4 ngam4, zi6 dung6 zi6 gok3 zou6 gung1 fo3, zan1 hai6 siu2 jau5 wo3.
- It is rare for someone to do homework on their own without someone nagging them.
Cantonese
好少有人学低音大提琴。
好少有人學低音大提琴。
hou2 siu2 jau5 jan4 hok6 dai1 jam1 daai6 tai4 kam4.
- Not much people would like to learn double bass.
Cantonese
我依家嘅生活叫做托赖喇，至少有饱饭食。
我依家嘅生活叫做托賴喇，至少有飽飯食。
ngo5 ji1 gaa1 ge3 sang1 wut6 giu3 zou6 tok3 laai6 laa1，zi3 siu2 jau5 baau2 faan6 sik6。
- My living now is satisfactory, at least I have enough to fill my stomach.

Examples (Wiktionary)

Mandarin
在那个风雨交加的夜晚，很少有人敢出去。
在那個風雨交加的夜晚，很少有人敢出去。
zài nà ge fēng yǔ jiāo jiā de yè wǎn ， hěn shào yǒu rén gǎn chū qù ．
- Very few people ventured to go out on that stormy night.
Mandarin
这种描述多少有点准确性。
這種描述多少有點準確性。
zhè zhǒng miáo shù duō shǎo yǒu diǎn zhǔn què xìng ．
- The description is more or less accurate.
Mandarin
统统相符合的事，在战争或战斗中是极其少有的，这是因为战争或战斗的双方是成群的武装着的活人，而又互相保持秘密的缘故。
統統相符合的事，在戰爭或戰鬥中是極其少有的，這是因為戰爭或戰鬥的雙方是成羣的武裝着的活人，而又互相保持秘密的緣故。
tǒng tǒng xiāng fú hé de shì ， zài zhàn zhēng huò zhàn dòu zhōng shì jí qí shǎo yǒu de ， zhè shì yīn wèi zhàn zhēng huò zhàn dòu de shuāng fāng shì chéng qún de wǔ zhuāng zhe de huó rén ， ér yòu hù xiāng bǎo chí mì mì de yuán gù ．
- Such complete correspondence is extremely rare in a war or a battle, in which the belligerents are groups of live human beings bearing arms and keeping their secrets from each other; this is quite unlike handling inanimate objects or routine matters.

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