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Jyutping zi6 siu2
Pinyin zì xiǎo

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. since young
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. adv
    since since childhood; as a child; from when one was very young
    (syn.) 打小, 起小, 从小, 自幼, 從細, 由細到大, 由细到大, 自细, 一小, 從小, 从细, 自細
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢爸爸妈妈都做英文先生㗎,所以自小耳濡目染,讲得一口流利嘅英文。
    佢爸爸媽媽都做英文先生㗎,所以自小耳濡目染,講得一口流利嘅英文。
    keoi5 baa4 baa1 maa4 maa1 dou1 zou6 jing1 man2 sin1 saang1 gaa3, so2 ji5 zi6 siu2 ji5 jyu4 muk6 jim5, gong2 dak1 jat1 hau2 lau4 lei6 ge3 jing1 man2.
    • Both his father and mother are English teachers, so when he was young, he didn't realize he was being influenced by what he saw and heard, and now he speaks fluent English.
  2. Cantonese
    佢自小体弱多病,所以成日都面黄黄噉。
    佢自小體弱多病,所以成日都面黃黃噉。
    keoi5 zi6 siu2 tai2 joek6 do1 beng6, so2 ji5 seng4 jat6 dou1 min6 wong4 wong4 gam2.
    • Since he was small, he has been weak and sick, so his face looks sickly pale all the time.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    我在蒙自住过五个月,我的家也在那里住过两个月。我现在常常想起这个地方,特别是在人事繁忙的时候。蒙自小得好,人少得好。
    我在蒙自住過五個月,我的家也在那裏住過兩個月。我現在常常想起這個地方,特別是在人事繁忙的時候。蒙自小得好,人少得好。
    wǒ zài méng zì zhù guò wǔ ge yuè , wǒ de jiā yě zài nà lǐ zhù guò liǎng ge yuè . wǒ xiàn zài cháng cháng xiǎng qǐ zhè ge dì fang , tè bié shì zài rén shì fán máng de shí hou . méng zì xiǎo de hǎo , rén shǎo de hǎo .
    • I lived in Mengzi for five months, and my family two months. I often think of the place now, especially when my social life is busy. Mengzi is good because it's small and sparsely populated.
  2. Mandarin
    旗津到温州这样的地点根本没有在小三通里面如果他们私自小三通的话是违法的
    旗津到温州這樣的地點根本沒有在小三通裏面如果他們私自小三通的話是違法的
    qí jīn dào wēn zhōu zhè yàng de dì diǎn gēn běn méi yǒu zài xiǎo sān tōng lǐ miàn rú guǒ tā men sī zì xiǎo sān tōng de huà shì wéi fǎ de
    • The Cijin to Wenzhou route is absolutely not within the scope of the three mini links. If they establish a route under the three mini links without explicit approval, that is illegal.