小 (siu2 | xiao3) : small, tiny, little

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小

siu2

xiao3

[1] small; tiny; little [2] minor [3] young; junior [4] humble; mean; lowly [5] insignificant; light; unimportant; trivial; petty

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Radical: 小 (#42)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

小

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小寒 siu2 hon4 xiao3 han2 = Lesser Cold, 23rd of the 24 solar terms 6th-19th January

小滿 siu2 mun5 xiao3 man3 = Lesser Full Grain, 8th of the 24 solar terms 21st May-5th June

小暑 siu2 syu2 xiao3 shu3 = Lesser Heat, 11th of the 24 solar terms 7th-22nd July

小雪 siu2 syut3 xiao3 xue3 = Lesser Snow, 20th of the 24 solar terms 22nd November-6th December

雷聲大,雨點小 leoi4 seng1 daai6 jyu5 dim2 siu2 lei2 sheng1 da4 yu3 dian3 xiao3 = all talk, but no action

小心 siu2 sam1 xiao3 xin1 = careful, warning

小明 siu2 ming4 xiao3 ming2 = child

小朋友 siu2 pang4 jau5 xiao3 peng2 you3 = children

力小 lik6 siu2 li4 xiao3 = weak, feeble, fragile, delicate

小羊 siu2 joeng4 xiao3 yang2 = lamb

小炒 siu2 caau2 xiao3 chao3 = stir fry; stir fried

大小 daai6 siu2 da4 xiao3 = size, proportions

小姐 siu2 ze2 xiao3 jie3 = miss, young lady

小學校 siu2 hok6 haau6 xiao3 xue2 xiao4 = small school

小時 siu2 si4 xiao3 shi2 = hour

小說 siu2 syut3 xiao3 shuo1 = novel

小便 siu2 bin6 xiao3 bian4 = to urinate; urine

小皇帝 siu2 wong4 dai3 xiao3 huang2 di4 = "little emperor": only male child

小學 siu2 hok6 xiao3 xue2 = primary school

小聲 siu2 seng1 xiao3 sheng1 = soft (volume) 國

小費 siu2 fai3 xiao3 fei4 = tip; gratuity

小孩兒 siu2 haai4 ji4 xiao3 hair2 = child 國

小孩 siu2 haai4 xiao3 hai2 = child 國

小型 siu2 jing4 xiao3 xing2 = small

小數 siu2 sou3 xiao3 shu4 = decimal

小數點 siu2 sou3 dim2 xiao3 shu4 dian3 = decimal point

小巴 siu2 baa1 xiao3 ba1 = minibus

不小心 bat1 siu2 sam1 bu4 xiao3 xin1 = careless 國

半小時 bun3 siu2 si4 = a half hour

小事 siu2 si6 = a bagatelle, a trifling matter of no consequence

小人 siu2 jan4; siu2 jan4*2 xiao3 ren2 = I; me; flunky, villain

小籠包 siu2 lung4 baau1 xiao3 long2 bao1 = small pork dumpling, Shanghai dumpling

小童 siu2 tung4 = child

小指 siu2 zi2 = little finger, pinky finger

小康 siu2 hong1 xiao3 kang1 = comfortably off

小樹林 siu2 syu6 lam4 xiao3 shu4 lin2 = grove

小袋 siu2 doi6*2 xiao3 dai4 = pouch

四個小時 sei3 go3 siu2 si4 si4 ge4 xiao3 shi2 = four hours

不大不小 bat1 daai6 bat1 siu2 bu4 da4 bu4 xiao3 = just the right size 國

小字 siu2 zi6 ziao3 zi4 = small character

小孩子 siu2 haai4 zi2 xiao3 hai2 zi5 = child

小老婆 siu2 lou5 po4 xiao3 lao3 po2 = concubine; mistress

小姓 siu2 sing3 xiao3 xing4 = my (humble) surname is ...

無牌小販 mou4 paai4 siu2 faan2 wu2 pai2 xiao3 fan4 = unlicensed hawker

自小 zi6 siu2 zi4 xiao3 = since childhood; since one was a child

小蔥 siu2 cung1 xiao3 cong1 = shallot; spring onion

小門 siu2 mun4 xiao3 men2 = wicket (in game of Cricket); a small gate

可大可小 ho2 daai6 ho2 siu2 ke3 da4 ke3 xiao3 = could be serious

小公主 siu2 gung1 zyu2 xiao3 gong1 zhu3 = "little princess": only female child

小食亭 siu2 sik6 ting4 xiao3 shi2 ting2 = refreshment kiosk

小報 siu2 bou3 xiao3 bao4 = tabloid

小偷 siu2 tau1 xiao3 tou1 = a thief

小心地滑 siu2 sam1 dei6 waat6 = slippery floor, be careful!

小氣 siu2 hei3 xiao3 qi4 = narrow-minded; stingy

小器 siu2 hei3 xiao3 qi4 = stingy; narrow-minded

小提琴 siu2 tai4 kam4 xiao3 ti2 qin2 = a violin; a fiddle

廿四小時 jaa6 sei3 siu2 si4 = 24-hours; the entire day 粵

小販 siu2 faan3*2 xiao3 fan4 = street vendor; hawker; peddlar

小販中心 siu2 faan3*2 zung1 sam1 = hawker centre; food court

小兒科 siu2 ji4 fo1 xiao3 er2 ke1 = pediatrics; trivial; simple-minded

縮小 suk1 siu2 suo1 xiao3 = to shrink

小學生 siu2 hok6 saang1 xiao3 xue2 sheng1 = primary school pupil; schoolchild

小心翼翼 siu2 sam1 jik6 jik6 xiao3 xin3 yi4 yi4 = (saying) carefully; cautiously

小伙子 siu2 fo2 zi2 xiao3 huo3 zi5 = fellow; lad; youngster 國

小子 siu2 zi2 xiao3 zi5 = boy; (impolite) fellow; bloke 國

小米 siu2 mai5 xiao3 mi3 = millet

小組 siu2 zou2 xiao3 zu3 = group

小車 siu2 ce1 xiao3 che1 = wheelbarrow

小鬼 siu2 gwai2 xiao3 gui3 = little devil

小麥 siu2 mak6 xiao3 mai4 = wheat

細小 sai3 siu2 xi4 xiao3 = small; petty; wee

從小 cung4 siu2 cong2 xiao3 = since childhood

微小 mei4 siu2 wei1 xiao3 = small; little; tiny

大驚小怪 daai6 ging1 siu2 gwaai3 da4 jing1 xiao3 guai4 = much ado over nothing; making a mountain out of a molehill

大同小異 daai6 tung4 siu2 ji6 da4 tong2 xiao3 yi4 = mostly the same except for some minor differences

小乘 siu2 sing6 xiao3 cheng2 = Hinaya school (Buddhism)

小強 siu2 koeng4 xiao3 qiang2 = Little Toughie (cockroach) 粵

小白菜 siu2 baak6 coi3 xiao3 bai2 cai4 = baby bok-choi

小島 siu2 dou2 xiao3 dao3 = isle

咖啡小吃 gaa3 fe1 siu2 hek3 ka1 fei1 xiao3 chi1 = coffee shop

小黃瓜 siu2 wong4 gwaa1 xiao3 huang2 gua1 = gherkin

小手 siu2 sau2 xiao3 shou3 = microcheiria (abnormal smallness of the hands); a pickpocket

小型企業 siu2 jing4 kei5 jip6 xiao3 xing2 qi3 ye4 = small business

小部 siu2 bou6 = minor portion

小輪 siu2 leon4 = truckle

天星小輪 tin1 sing1 siu2 leon4 = Star Ferry

小丑魚 siu2 cau2 jyu4*2 xiao3 chou3 yu2 = clownfish, anemonefish

小號 siu2 hou6 = trumpet

小郵包 siu2 jau4 baau1 = small packet

小食 siu2 sik6 = snack 粵 (common formation)

打小人 daa2 siu2 jan4*2 da2 xiao3 ren2 = Villain Hitting. A Chinese Guangdong/Hong Kong folk sorcery. Demon exorcising.

李小龍 lei5 siu2 lung4 li3 xiao3 long2 = Bruce Lee

幼小 jau3 siu2 = immature; young and small; little

一小撮 jat1 siu2 cyut3 = a pinch of; a handful

小家子 siu2 gaa1 zi2 = a coarse, lower-class person

小息 siu2 sik1 = to rest a little, recess

小食店 siu2 sik6 dim3 = deli

小食部 siu2 sik6 bou6 = snack bar

小鬼頭 siu2 gwai2 tau4 = "little devil" (refers to mischievous boys)

小屋 siu2 uk1 = a chalet; a shed

小腸氣 siu2 coeng4 hei3 xiao3 chang2 qi4 = hernia; inflammation of kidneys and testicles 粵

睇小 tai2 siu2 = underestimate; look down on sb, despise sb 粵

小腳 siu2 goek3 = bound feet

小雞 siu2 gai1 = chick

口大喉嚨小 hau2 daai6 hau4 lung4 siu2 kou3 da4 hou2 long2 xiao3 = (idiom) to bite off more than you can chew

眼大肚子小 ngaan5 daai6 tou5 zi2 siu2 yan3 da4 du4 zi5 xiao3 = (idiom) to bite off more than you can chew

膽小 daam2 siu2 = cowardice

小馬 siu2 maa5 = foal

看小 hon3 siu2 = anticipate a lowering market

小家電 siu2 gaa1 din6 = gadgetry

小甜餅 siu2 tim4 beng2 = cookie

卑鄙小人 bei1 pei2 siu2 jan4 bei1 bi3 xiao3 ren2 = a contemptible, base person (common formation)

小圓點 siu2 jyun4 dim2 = dot

小型巴士 siu2 jing4 baa1 si6*2 = public light bus; microbus; minibus

不小心駕駛 bat1 siu2 sam1 gaa3 sai2 = careless driving

公共小型巴士 gung1 gung6 siu2 jing4 baa1 si6*2 = public light bus

小學畢業生 siu2 hok6 bat1 jip6 sang1 = one who has completed primary education

一小時 jat1 siu2 si4 yi1 xiao3 shi2 = one hour

一小時以後 jat1 siu2 si4 ji5 hau6 yi4 xiao3 shi2 yi3 hou4 = a short time later

一小部分 jat1 siu2 bou6 fan6 yi4 xiao3 bu4 fen5 = a small part, a small section

不無小補 bat1 mou4 siu2 bou2 bu4 wu2 xiao3 bu3 = not be without some advantage; be of some help 國

小丑 siu2 cau2 xiao3 chou3 = clown

小丘 siu2 jau1 xiao3 qiu1 = hill, knoll

小冊子 siu2 caak3 zi2 xiao3 ce4 zi5 = booklet; pamphlet; menu

小包 siu2 baau1 xiao3 bao1 = packet

小叔 siu2 suk1 xiao3 shu1 = husband's younger brother; brother-in-law

小吃 siu2 hek3 xiao3 chi1 = snack; refreshments

小吃店 siu2 hek3 dim3 xiao3 chi1 dian4 = snack bar; lunch room 國

小型核武器 siu2 jing4 hat6 mou5 hei3 xiao3 xing2 he2 wu3 qi4 = mini-nuke (common formation)

小妖精 siu2 jiu2 zing1 xiao3 yao1 jing1 = goblin

小姑 siu2 gu1 xiao3 gu1 = husband's younger sister; sister-in-law

小姨 siu2 ji4 xiao3 yi2 = (informal) wife's younger sister; sister-in-law

小寫 siu2 se2 xiao3 xie3 = lowercase

小寫字母 siu2 se2 zi6 mou5 xiao3 xie3 zi4 mu3 = lowercase (letters)

小康社會 siu2 hong1 se5 wui6*2 xiao3 kang1 she4 hui4 = middle-class society

小徑 siu2 ging3 xiao3 jing4 = alley

小斑點 siu2 baan1 dim2 xiao3 ban1 dian3 = speckle

小標題 siu2 biu1 tai4 xiao3 biao1 ti2 = subtitle; closed-captioning

小毛蟲 siu2 mou4 cung4 xiao3 mao2 chong2 = slug

小汽車 siu2 hei3 ce1 xiao3 qi4 che1 = compact car

小河 siu2 ho4 xiao3 he2 = brook (small stream)

小淘氣 siu2 tou4 hei3 xiao3 tao2 qi4 = slang for a rascal or a brat (referring to one's own children)

小牛 siu2 ngau4 xiao3 niu2 = a calf (animal)

小牝牛 siu2 pan5 ngau4 xiao3 pin4 niu2 = heifer

小狗 siu2 gau2 xiao3 gou3 = pup; puppy

小碟子 siu2 dip6 zi2 xiao3 die2 zi5 = saucer

小篆 siu2 syun6 xiao3 zhuan4 = lesser seal [small seal]

小精靈 siu2 zing1 ling4 xiao3 jing1 ling2 = elf

小義大利 siu2 ji6 daai6 lei6 xiao3 yi4 da4 li4 = Little Italy

小船 siu2 syun4 xiao3 chuan2 = boat

小蜜 siu2 mat6 xiao3 mi4 = a girlfriend of a married man; literally: little secret

小行星 siu2 hang4 sing1 xiao3 xing2 xing1 = asteroid; minor planet

小衝突 siu2 cung1 dat6 xiao3 chong1 tu2 (Taiwan), xiao3 chong1 tu1 (PRC) = skirmish

小袋鼠 siu2 doi6 syu2 xiao3 dai4 shu3 = wallaby; pademelon

小說家 siu2 syut3 gaa1 xiao3 shuo1 jia1 = novelist

小貓 siu2 maau1 xiao3 mao1 = kitten

小起重機 siu2 hei2 cung4 gei1 xiao3 qi3 zhong4 ji1 = a jack (for lifting heavy objects)

小路 siu2 lou6 xiao3 lu4 = lane

小題大做 siu2 tai4 daai6 zou6 xiao3 ti2 da4 zuo4 = make a big fuss over a minor issue

心眼小 sam1 ngaan5 siu2 xin1 yan3 xiao3 = [adj] [derog.] selfish; unable to be considerate; selfishly oversensitive

時大時小 si4 daai6 si4 siu2 shi2 da4 shi2 xiao3 = sometimes big, sometimes small; varying

渺小 miu5 siu2 miao3 xiao3 = insignificant

小灣 siu2 waan1 xiao3 wan1 = cove; inlet; small bay

吃驚不小的 hek3 ging1 bat1 siu2 dik1 chi1 jing1 bu4 xiao3 de5 = wonderstruck 國

八小時工作制 baat3 siu2 si4 gung1 zok3 zai3 ba1 xiao3 shi2 gong1 zuo4 zhi4 = eight hour working day

外小腿 ngoi6 siu2 teoi2 wai4 xiao3 tui3 = shin

大材小用 daai6 coi4 siu2 jung6 da4 cai2 xiao3 yong4 = using a talented person in an insignificant position

大街小巷 daai6 gaai1 siu2 hong6 da4 jie1 xiao3 xiang4 = large streets and small lanes

打小報告 daa2 siu2 bou3 gou3 da3 xiao3 bao4 gao4 = to snitch 國

督察小組 duk1 caat3 siu2 zou2 du1 cha2 xiao3 zu3 = supervisory group

幾個小時 gei2 go3 siu2 si4 ji3 ge5 xiao3 shi2 = several hours

小黑猩猩 siu2 haak1 sing1 sing1 = bonobo

武俠小說 mou5 haap6 siu2 syut3 wu3 xia2 xiao3 shuo1 = sword-fighting fantasy novel

微小的 mei4 siu2 dik1 wei1 xiao3 de5 = minute (in size), tiny 國

小臼齒 siu2 kau5 ci2 xiao3 jiu4 chi3 = premolar

小夜曲 siu2 je6 kuk1 xiao3 ye4 qu3 = [n] serenade

縮小模型 suk1 siu2 mou4 jing4 suo1 xiao3 mo2 xing2 = miniature

色情小說 sik1 cing4 siu2 syut3 se4 qing2 xiao3 shuo1 = pornographic novel; dirty book

小瀑布 siu2 buk6 bou3 xiao3 pu4 bu4 = cascade

小熊貓 siu2 hung4 maau1 xiao3 xiong2 mao1 = lesser panda, red panda, firefox

單位小 daan1 wai6*2 siu2 = [adj] tiny/cramped

小划船 siu2 waak6 syun4 = dinghy

小圈子 siu2 hyun1 zi2 xiao3 quan1 zi5 = clique; a small circle of people; a small coterie

小股東 siu2 gu2 dung1 = minority shareholders

小貨車 siu2 fo3 ce1 = pickup trucks

空中小姐 hung1 zung1 siu2 ze2 kong1 zhong1 xiao3 jie3 = air stewardess; female flight attendant

專責小組 zyun1 zaak3 siu2 zou2 = taskforce

拉小提琴 laai1 siu2 tai4 kam4 = to play the violin (common formation)

小腦 siu2 nou5 = cerebellum (part of brain)

小豬 siu2 zyu1 = piglet

小腸 siu2 coeng4*2 xiao3 chang2 = small intestine

綠色小巴 luk6 sik1 siu2 baa1 = green public light bus

雕蟲小技 diu1 cung4 siu2 gei6 diao1 chong2 xiao3 ji4 = what an easy skill; insignificant skill

小看 siu2 hon3 xiao3 kan4 = to look down on

小鍋 siu2 wo1 = small pot (rice noodles cook in it and pick up the flavor of other ingredients)

松子蓮蓉小月餅 cung4 zi2 lin4 jung4 siu2 jyut6 beng2 = lotus paste and pine nut mini moon cakes

臘味蓮藕小炒 laap6 mei6*2 lin4 ngau5 siu2 caau2 = stir-fried lotus with preserved pork

小舌音 siu2 sit6 jam1 = [ling.] uvular

小巴站 siu2 baa1 zaam6 = a mini-bus stand, a mini-bus stop

小品 siu2 ban2 xiao3 pin3 = [n] short, simple literary or artistic creation; essay; skit

小巷 siu2 hong6 xiao3 xiang4 = [n] alley, a narrow lane

小視 siu2 si6 xiao3 shi4 = [v] belittle; look down upon 國

弱小 joek6 siu2 ruo4 xiao3 = small and weak

小遊 siu2 jau4 xiao3 you2 = outing; short trip

小樣 siu2 joeng6 xiao3 yang4 = a galley proof (a publishing term)

小產 siu2 caan2 xiao3 chan3 = a miscarriage

小腿肚 siu2 teoi2 tou5 xiao3 tui3 du3 = the calf (part of the lower leg) 國

撚手小菜 nan2 sau2 siu2 coi3 = (chef's) speciality

小兒 siu2 ji4 xiao3 er2 = children; [humble] my son 國

小曲兒 siu2 kuk1 ji4 xiao3 qu1r = ditty; popular tune 國

小人兒書 siu2 jan4*2 ji4 syu1 xiao3 ren2r shu1 = picture storybook (lit., "children's book") 國

冬小麥 dung1 siu2 mak6 dong1 xiao3 mai4 = winter wheat (common formation)

小團體主義 siu2 tyun4 tai2 zyu2 ji6 xiao3 tuan2 ti3 zhu3 yi4 = cliquism; small-group mentality (common formation)

小水 siu2 seoi2 xiao3 shui3 = [TCM Traditional Chinese Medicine)] urine

大大小小 daai6 daai6 siu2 siu2 da4 da4 xiao3 xiao3 = big and small

小資產階級 siu2 zi1 caan2 gaai1 kap1 xiao3 zi1 chan3 jie1 ji2 = petty bourgeoisie (common formation)

初小 co1 siu2 chu1 xiao3 = lower primary school

家小 gaa1 siu2 jia1 xiao3 = wife and children

春小麥 ceon1 siu2 mak6 chun1 xiao3 mai4 = spring wheat

膽小鬼 daam2 siu2 gwai2 dan3 xiao3 gui3 = craven; piker; scaramouch; sook

高小 gou1 siu2 gao1 xiao3 = higher primary school

無窮小 mou4 kung4 siu2 wu2 qiong2 xiao3 = infinitesimal

小五金 siu2 ng5 gam1 xiao3 wu3 jin1 = metal fittings (e.g. nails,wires,hinges,bolts,locks,etc.); hardware

小個子 siu2 go3 zi2 xiao3 ge4 zi5 = little chap; small fellow

小先生 siu2 sin1 saang1 xiao3xian1sheng1 = "little teacher" (student who acts as assistant)

小兩口 siu2 loeng5 hau2 xiao3 liang3 kou3 = a young couple

小刀 siu2 dou1 xiao3 dao1 = a pocketknife (lit., "small knife" or "small sword")

小前提 siu2 cin4 tai4 xiao3 qian2 ti2 = [logic] a minor premise

小動作 siu2 dung6 zok3 xiao3 dong4 zuo4 = petty action; little trick; little manoeuvre

小叔子 siu2 suk1 zi2 xiao3 shu1 zi3 = husband's younger brother; brother-in-law

小口徑 siu2 hau2 ging3 xiao3 kou3 jing4 = small-bore

小商品 siu2 soeng1 ban2 xiao3 shang1 pin3 = small commodities

小天地 siu2 tin1 dei6 xiao3 tian1 di4 = one's own little world

小姨子 siu2 ji4 zi2 xiao3 yi2 zi3 = wife's younger sister; sister-in-law

小小說 siu2 siu2 syut3 xiao3 xiao3 shuo1 = a short-short; a novelette

小工 siu2 gung1 xiao3 gong1 = unskilled labourer

小市民 siu2 si5 man4 xiao3 shi4 min2 = urban petty bourgeois

小廣播 siu2 gwong2 bo3 xiao3 guang3 bo1 = spreading of hearsay information; the "grapevine"

小引 siu2 jan5 xiao3 ying3 = introductory note; foreword

小循環 siu2 ceon4 waan4 xiao3 xun2 huan2 = pulmonary circulation

小心謹慎 siu2 sam1 gan2 san6 xiao3 xin1 jin3 shen4 = mind one's p's and q's

小意思 siu2 ji3 si1 xiao3 yi4 si = small token of kindly feelings; mere trifle

小手小腳 siu2 sau2 siu2 goek3 xiao3 shou3 xiao3 jiao3 = stingy; mean; lacking boldness; timid; niggling

小拇指 siu2 mou5 zi2 xiao3 mu3 zhi3 = little finger

小提琴手 siu2 tai4 kam4 sau2 xiao3 ti2 qin2 shou3 = a violinist

小日子 siu2 jat6 zi2 xiao3 ri4 zi3 = easy life of a small family

小春 siu2 ceon1 xiao3 chun1 = the tenth lunar month; late autumn

小曲 siu2 kuk1 xiao3 qu1 = balled; ditty; opusculum

小月 siu2 jyut6 xiao3 yue4 = miscarriage; abortion; 29 day lunar month

小本經營 siu2 bun2 ging1 jing4 xiao3 ben3 jing1 ying2 = business with a small capital; do business in a small way

小業主 siu2 jip6 zyu2 xiao3 ye4 zhu3 = small or petty proprietor

小毛 siu2 mou4 xiao3 mao2 = short-haired pelt

小百貨 siu2 baak3 fo3 xiao3 bai3 huo4 = small articles of daily use

小算盤 siu2 syun3 pun4 xiao3 suan4 pan2 = selfish calculations

小聰明 siu2 cung1 ming4 xiao3 cong1 ming5 = cleverness in trivial matters; petty trick

小評論 siu2 ping4 leon6 xiao3 ping2 lun4 = (short) comment

小轎車 siu2 giu6*2 ce1 xiao3 jiao4 che1 = sedan (car); limousine

小道理 siu2 dou6 lei5 xiao3 dao4 li3 = minor principle

小集團 siu2 zaap6 tyun4 xiao3 ji2 tuan2 = clique; faction

禮儀小姐 lai5 ji4 siu2 ze2 li3 yi2 xiao3 jie3 = a ritual girl (greeters or women helping bigwigs present awards)

形象小姐 jing4 zoeng6 siu2 ze2 xing2 xiang4 xiao3 jie3 = image representative of a product or a brand (lit., "Miss Image") (common formation)

小帆船 siu2 faan4 syun4 = [n] yawl

矮小 ai2 siu2 = diminutive

白小姐 baak6 siu2 ze2 = heroin (lit., "Miss White")

小組委員會 siu2 zou2 wai2 jyun4 wui6*2 xiao3 zu3 wei3 yuan2 hui4 = [n] subcommittee (common formation)

小合歡 siu2 hap6 fun1 = Acacia concinna (acacia vine)

小斑貓 siu2 baan1 maau1 = Leopardus tigrinus (little spotted cat)

小龍蝦 siu2 lung4 haa1 = crayfish

淡水小龍蝦 taam5 seoi2 siu2 lung4 haa1 = crawfish

專線小巴 zyun1 sin3 siu2 baa1 = maxicab (common formation)

專線小巴站 zyun1 sin3 siu2 baa1 zaam6 = maxicab bay (common formation)

小型賽車 siu2 jing4 coi3 ce1 = go-kart (common formation)

小房間 siu2 fong4*2 gaan1 = cubicle (common formation)

小童機動遊戲機 siu2 tung4 gei1 dung6 jau4 hei3 gei1 = kiddie ride (common formation)

小販市場 siu2 faan3*2 si5 coeng4 = hawker bazaar (common formation)

小販攤位 siu2 faan3*2 taan1 wai6*2 = hawker site (common formation)

小販攤檔 siu2 faan3*2 taan1 dong3 = hawker stall (common formation)

小販黑點 siu2 faan3*2 hak1 dim2 = hawker blackspot (common formation)

音樂小品 jam1 ngok6 siu2 ban2 = moments musicaux (common formation)

小別 siu2 bit6 = short-term separation (family)

小心俾雷劈 siu2 sam1 bei2 leoi4 pek3 = warning someone that they will need to pay for something that they've done bad 粵

小溪 siu2 kai1 xiao3 xi1 = streamlet

大事化小,小事化無 daai6 si6 faa3 siu2, siu2 si6 faa3 mou4 = making a big problem into a small problem

小火花 siu2 fo2 faa1 xiao3 huo3 hua1 = sparklet

渡海小輪 dou6 hoi2 siu2 leon4 du4 hai3 xiao3 lun2 = ferry

牛刀小試 ngau4 dou1 siu2 si3 = show a little bit of one's great skill

小試牛刀 siu2 si3 ngau4 dou1 = show a little bit of one's great skill

小玩意兒 siu2 wun6 ji3 ji4 xiao3 wan2 yi4 er5 = gismo, gadget

小題大作 siu2 tai4 daai6 zok3 = make a fuss over something small; make a fuss over nothing

小茴香 siu2 wui4 hoeng1 = fennel seed

中小企 zung1 siu2 kei5 zhong1 xiao3 qi3 = small and medium enterprises

小傳 siu2 zyun6 xiao3 zhuan4 = brief biography; biographical sketch; profile

小廚房 siu2 cyu4 fong4*2 xiao3 chu2 fang2 = kitchenette

小玩意 siu2 wun6 ji3 xiao3 wan2 yi4 = bauble; doohickey; gadget; gadgetry; jigger

小玩藝 siu2 wun6 ngai6 = pretty-pretty

小籠 siu2 lung5 xiao3 long2 = cellule

小組長 siu2 zou2 zoeng2 xiao3 zu3 zhang3 = a group leader, unit leader, team supervisor; a gang boss

小部分 siu2 bou6 fan6 xiao3 bu4 fen5 = subsection; tithe

小錢 siu2 cin4*2 xiao3qian2 = brass farthing; penny; stiver

幺麼小丑 jiu1 mo1 siu2 cau2 yao1 mo2 xiao3 chou3 = an unworthy, unprincipled person; a despicably wretched person

小隊 siu2 deoi6*2 xiao3 dui4 = a platoon; a squad

小隊長 siu2 deoi6*2 zoeng2 = a platoon leader

小丑帽 siu2 cau2 mou6*2 = a jester hat (lit., "clown's cap", also known as a cockscomb or coxcomb)

減小 gaam2 siu2 jian3 xiao3 = to reduce; to decrease; to diminish

小別勝新婚 siu2 bit6 sing3 san1 fan1 = seeing each other again after a short separation is sweeter than newlyweds

小別相逢多韻味 siu2 bit3 soeng1 fung4 do1 wan6 mei6 = Absence makes the heart grow fonder

小計 siu2 gai3 xiao3 ji4 = subtotal

小氣鬼 siu2 hei3 gwai2 = a cheapskate; a skinflint

醜小鴨 cau2 siu2 aap3*2 = an ugly duckling; the ugly duckling (common formation)

小妮子 siu2 nei4 zi2 = maid; girl; female child

家常小菜 gaa1 soeng4 siu2 coi3 jia1 chang2 xiao3 cai4 = homely fare; plain dishes

小鳥 siu2 niu5 xiao3 niao3 = bird

小艇 siu2 teng5 = a dinghy

小球藻 siu2 kau4 zou2 xiao3 qiu2 zao3 = chlorella

舞小姐 mou5 siu2 ze2 = dancing girls; dance hostesses 粵

世界小姐 sai3 gaai3 siu2 ze2 shi4 jie4 xiao3 jie5 = a beauty queen (lit., "Miss World")

小筆電 siu2 bat1 din6 xiao3 bi3 dian4 = netbook

從小到大 cung4 siu2 dou3 daai6 cong2 xiao3 dao4 da4 = since childhood; ascending order

小男人 siu2 naam4 jan4 xiao3 nan2 ren2 = toy boy; boy toy

小型客貨車 siu2 jing4 haak3 fo3 ce1 = a minivan

小型貨車 siu2 jing4 fo3 ce1 = a minivan

小紅莓 siu2 hung4 mui4*2 xiao3 hong2 mei2 = a cranberry

小書 siu2 syu1 xiao3 shu1 = a booklet; a tract

環球小姐 waan4 kau4 siu2 ze2 huan2 qiu2 xiao3 jie3 = Miss Universe

小時候 siu2 si4 hau6 xiao3 shi2 hou4 = in one's childhood; when one was young

小白臉 siu2 baak6 lim5 xiao3 bai2 lian3 = gigolo; lounge lizard

小狼狗 siu2 long4 gau2 xiao3 lang2 gou3 = a toy boy; a boytoy; a gigolo

長明小燈 coeng4 ming4 siu2 dang1 chang2 ming2 xiao3 deng1 = a pilot light

常燃小火 soeng4 jin4 siu2 fo2 chang2 ran2 xiao3 huo3 = a pilot light

小三 siu2 saam1 xiao3 san1 = mistress; primary 3

小心駛得萬年船 siu2 sam1 sai2 dak1 maan6 nin4 syun4 xiao3 xin1 shi3 de2 wan4 nian2 chuan2 = it pays a long way to be careful

大事化小，小事化無 daai6 si6 faa3 siu2, siu2 si6 faa3 mou4 da4 shi4 hua4 xiao3, xiao3 shi4 hua4 wu2 = make big problems into small problems, and small problems into no problems

以小博大 ji5 siu2 bok3 daai6 yi3*2 xiao3 bo2 da4 = try to make big money from little capital 粵

非同小可 fei1 tung4 siu2 ho2 fei1 tong2 xiao3 ke3 = no trivial matter

小賣部 siu2 maai6 bou6 xiao3 mai4 bu4 = kiosk

人小鬼大 jan4 siu2 gwai2 daai6 ren2 xiao3 gui3 da4 = though young of age is skilled or experienced

小小 siu2 siu2 xiao3 xiao5 = small; tiny;

小風波 siu2 fung1 bo1 = small disturbance; trivial issue

小茴米 siu3 wui4 mai5 xiao3 hui2 mi3 = caraway seed

小雨衣 siu2 jyu5 ji1 xiao3 yu3 yi1 = condom

小販管理隊 siu2 faan3*2 gun2 lei5 deoi6*2 = Hawker Control Team

蠅頭小利 jing4 tau4 siu2 lei6 ying2 tou2 xiao3 li4 = minuscule profit

小利 siu2 lei6 xiao3 li4 = a small margin of profit

蠅頭小字 jing4 tau4 siu2 zi6 ying2 tou2 xiao3 zi4 = very tiny characters; very small characters

小生 siu2 sang1 = actor or actress who takes male parts in Cantonese opera.

小蠻腰 siu2 maan4 jiu1 xiao3 man2 yao1 = a slim waist

小棠菜 siu2 tong4 coi3 = Shanghai pakchoi

小康之家 siu2 hong1 zi1 gaa1 xiao3 kang1 zhi1 jia1 = a family that's not poor yet not rich; a family with a modest income; a family that lives comfortably off

小步舞曲 siu2 bou6 mou5 kuk1 xiao3 bu4 wu3 qu3 = minuet

麻雀雖小,五臟俱全 maa4 zoek3*2 seoi1 siu2 ng5 zong6 keoi1 cyun4 ma2 que4 sui1 xiao3 wu3 zang4 ju4 quan2 = small but complete in every detail

短小精悍 dyun2 siu2 zing1 hon5 duan3 xiao3 jing1 han4 = concise and forceful

小厴 siu2 jim2 xiao3 yan3 = the area on the human body between the armpit and the waist 粵

小鳥依人 siu2 niu5 ji1 jan4 xiao3 niao3 yi1 ren2 = of a tender and lovely girl to lean against sb. just like a little bird

窮小子 kung4 siu2 zi2 qiong2 xiao3 zi5 = poor devil, miserable wretch

富小子 fu3 siu2 zi2 fu4 xiao3 zi5 = a rich boy / bloke

小菜一碟 siu2 coi3 jat1 dip6 xiao3 cai4 yi1 die2 = a piece of cake; a cinch

小解 siu2 gaai2 xiao3 jie3 = pee; piss

嬌小 giu1 siu2 jiao1 xiao3 = petite; dainty

小財唔出，大財唔入 siu2 coi4 ng4 ceot1, daai6 coi4 ng4 jap6 xiao3 cai2 wu2 chu1, da4 cai2 wu2 ru4 = if you don't make little investments, you won't make big money 粵

友誼小姐 jau5 ji4 siu2 ze2 you3 yi4 xiao3 jie3 = Miss Congeniality

小組討論 siu2 zou2 tou2 leon6 xiao3 zu3 tao3 lun4 = panel discussion

小事化大 siu2 si6 faa3 daai6 xiao3 shi4 hua4 da4 = magnify a trivial matter

貪小失大 taam1 siu2 sat1 daai6 tan1 xiao3 shi1 da4 = penny wise but pound foolish

小器期 siu2 hei3 kei4 xiao3 qi4 qi1 = first trimester of pregnancy

小生意 siu2 saang1 ji3 xiao3 sheng1 yi4 = small business

寵物小精靈 cung2 mat6 siu2 zing1 ling4 = Pokémon(Pokemon) 粵

小鮮肉 siu2 sin1 juk6 xiao3 xian1 rou4 = young hunk 粵

黃色小說 wong4 sik1 siu2 syut3 huang2 se4 xiao3 shuo1 = sexy novels

小飛俠 siu2 fei1 haap6 xiao3 fei1 xia2 = Peter Pan; Astro Boy

小巴士 siu2 baa1 si6 xiao3 ba1 shi4 = micro-bus

小電影 siu2 din6 jing2 xiao3 dian4 ying3 = TV; pornographic film

超小型 ciu1 siu2 jing4 chao1 xiao3 xing2 = micro-mini

赤小豆 cek3 siu2 dau6 = kachang jijau; Phaseolus calcaratus Roxb.

小蒼蘭 siu2 cong1 laan4 xiao3 cang1 lan2 = freesia

小三元 siu2 saam1 jyun4 xiao3 san1 yuan2 = (mahjong) little three dragons/three minor scholars

小四喜 siu2 sei3 hei2 xiao3 si4 xi3 = (mahjong) little four winds/four minor blessings

小相公 siu2 soeng3 gung1 xiao3 xiang4 gong1 = (mahjong) short hand

小兒麻痺 siu2 ji4 maa4 bei3 xiao3 er2 ma2 bi4 = polio (poliomyelitis)

小兒麻痺病毒 siu2 ji4 maa4 bei3 beng6 duk6 xiao3 er2 ma2 bi4 bing4 du2 = poliovirus

小兒麻痺症 siu2 ji4 maa4 bei3 zing3 xiao3 er2 ma2 bi4 zheng4 = poliomyelitis; infantile paralysis

小波 siu2 bo1 xiao3 bo1 = [math.] wavelet, wavelets

公園小徑效應 gung1 jyun4*2 siu2 ging3 haau6 jing3 gong1 yuan2 xiao3 jing4 xiao4 ying4 = garden path effect

核小體 hat6 siu2 tai2 he2 xiao3 ti3 = nucleosome

小弟 siu2 dai6 = the penis (lit., "little brother") 粵

小盾 siu2 teon5 = buckler, small shield

循環小數 ceon4 waan4 siu2 sou3 xun2 huan2 xiao3 shu4 = [math.] recurring decimal

微小生物 mei4 siu2 sang1 mat6 wei1 xiao3 sheng1 wu4 = [math.] microscopic living organisms

最小公倍數 zeoi3 siu2 gung1 pui5 sou3 zui4 xiao3 gong1 bei4 shu4 = [math.] lowest common multiple

血小板 hyut3 siu2 baan2 xue4 xiao3 ban3 (PRC), xie3 xiao3 ban3 (Taiwan) = blood platelet

小金 siu2 gam1 xiao3 jin1 = Xiaojin (place in Sichuan)

小港區 siu2 gong2 keoi1 xiao3 gang3 qu1 = Hsiaokang (area in Taiwan)

政制發展專責小組 zing3 zai3 faat3 zin2 zyun1 zaak3 siu2 zou2 = the Constitutional Development Task Force

小動脈 siu2 dung6 mak6 xiao3 dong4 mai4 = arterioles (small arteries which lead to capillaries)

小靜脈 siu2 zing6 mak6 xiao3 jing4 mai4 = venules (small veins which lead from capillaries)

小欖 siu2 laam5*2 = Siu Lam (a convalescent and rehabilitation hospital for mentally retarded adults)

蠟筆小新 laap6 bat1 siu2 san1 = Crayon Shinchan (Japanese cartoon character)

香港小姐 hoeng1 gong2 siu2 ze2 = Miss Hong Kong; a beautiful woman

四五行動小組 sei3 ng5 hang4 dung6 siu2 zou2 = April 5th Action Group

公眾聯絡小組 gung1 zung3 lyun4 lok3 siu2 zou2 = Public Liaison Group

三八小姐 saam1 baat3 siu2 ze2 san1 ba1 xiao3 jie3 = a feminist who is hostile towards men (lit., "Miss Bitch")

小亞細亞 siu2 aa3 sai3 aa3 = [n] Asia Minor

蘇杭小館 sou1 hong4 siu2 gun2 = Su Hong Eatery

五小工業 ng5 siu2 gung1 jip6 wu3 xiao3 gong1 yie4 = five small industrial enterprises (iron and steel, coal, chemical fertilizer, cement and machinery)

聯合聯絡小組 lyun4 hap6 lyun4 lok3 siu2 zou2 lian2 he2 lian2 luo4 xiao3 zu3 = joint liaison group (common formation)

小二仙草 siu2 ji6 sin1 cou2 = Haloragis micrantha (creeping raspwort)

小便木 siu2 bin6 muk6 xiao3 bian4 mu4 = Turpinia cochinchinensis (lit., "urine tree")

小王子 siu2 wong4 zi2 xiao3 wang2 zi3 = the little prince

小熊維尼 siu2 hung4 wai4 nei4 xiao3 xiong2 wei2 ni2 = Winnie the Pooh

胰臟小島細胞 ji4 zong6 siu2 dou2 sai3 baau1 yi2 zang4 xiao3 dao3 xi4 bao1 = pancreatic islet cells (common formation)

小風琴 siu2 fung1 kam4 xiao3 feng1 qin2 = harmonium

櫻桃小丸子 jing1 tou4 siu2 jyun4*2 zi2 = Chibi Maruko-chan (Japanese cartoon character)

小神 siu2 san4 xiao3 shen2 = godling

小圈子主義 siu2 hyun1 zi2 zyu2 ji6 xiao3 quan1 zi5 zhu3 yi4 = "small circle" mentality

徐小鳳 ceoi4 siu2 fung6 xu2 xiao3 feng4 = Paula Tsui

店小二 dim3 siu2 ji6*2 dian4 xiao3 er4 = waiter

小飛象 siu2 fei1 zoeng6 xiao3 fei1 xiang4 = Dumbo

小調 siu2 tiu4 xiao3 diao4 = minor

小不忍則亂大謀 siu2 bat1 jan2 zak1 lyun6 daai6 mau4 xiao3 bu4 ren3 ze2 luan4 da4 mou2 = impatience in small matters can upset big plans; anger and haste hinder good counsel

小念頭 siu2 nim6 tau4 xiao3 nian4 tou2 = Little Idea

小學雞 siu2 hok6 gai1 xiao3 xue2 ji1 = childish; puerile 粵

因小失大 jan1 siu2 sat1 daai6 yin1 xiao3 shi1 da4 = penny wise and pound foolish

小頭畸形 siu2 tau4 kei1 jing4 xiao3 tou2 ji1 xing2 = microcephaly

鄧小平 dang6 siu2 ping4 deng4 xiao3 ping2 = Deng Xiaoping

油麻地小輪公司 jau4 maa4 dei6 siu2 leon4 gung1 si1 = Yaumati Ferry Company

港九小輪 gong2 gau2 siu2 leon4 = HK and Kowloon Ferry (HKKF)

香港油麻地小輪 hoeng1 gong2 jau4 maa4 dei6 siu4 leon4 = Hong Kong Yau Ma Tei Ferry (HKF)

互聯網工程工作小組 wu6 lyun4 mong5 gung1 cing4 gung1 zok3 siu2 zou2 hu4 lian2 wang3 gong1 cheng2 gong1 zuo4 xiao3 zu3 = Internet Engineering Task Force

陳小春 can4 siu2 ceon1 chen2 xiao3 chun1 = Jordan Chan Siu Chun

錢小豪 cin4 siu2 hou4 qian2 xiao3 hao2 = Chin Siu Ho

袁小田 jyun4 siu2 tin4 yuan2 xiao3 tian2 = Simon Yuen Siu-Tin

林小樓 lam4 siu2 lau4 lin2 xiao3 lou2 = Lin Hsiao-Lou

劉小慧 lau4 siu2 wai6 liu2 xiao3 hui4 = Winnie Lau

李小燕 lei5 siu2 jin3 li3 xiao3 yan4 = Bell (a.k.a, Lee Siew Ean)

梁小冰 loeng4 siu2 bing1 liang2 xiao3 bing1 = Noel Leung Siu Bing (a.k.a., Vivian Leung Siu Bing)

小阪武巳 siu2 baan2 mou5 zi6 xiao3 ban3 wu1 si4 = Takemi Kosaka

小虎隊 siu2 fu2 deoi6 xiao3 hu3 dui4 = Little Tiger

譚小環 taam4 siu2 waan4 tan2 xiao3 huan2 = Helina Tam (a.k.a, Halina Tam, Helena Tam, Heline Tam)

小露寶 siu2 lou6 bou2 = Robocon (a Bandai robot figure)

小泉 siu2 cyun4 xiao3 quan2 = Koizumi (Japanese surname); Koizumi Jun'ichiro, Japanese prime minister

選美小姐 syun2 mei5 siu2 ze2 xuan3 mei3 xiao3 jie3 = Miss Congeniality (common formation)

Showing all 34 examples containing 小

行路要小心。粵
You must be careful when walking.

我叫小明。
I am called Siu Ming.
[The alternative is 'I am Siu Ming' which is, in Cantonese, '我係小明。 ngo5 hai6 siu2 ming4']

小明同小芳係好朋友。粵
Siu Ming and Siu Fong are good friends.

小心揸車。粵
Drive carefully.

小馬就是幼馬國
A foal is a young horse.

一小時有六十分鐘。
There are sixty minutes in an hour.

小孩子們很興奮！國
The children are getting excited!

小姐，唔該借借。粵
Excuse me, Miss.
[For asking her to move, rather than trying to attract attention]

小明成日讚佢自己
Siu Ming is always praising herself.

如果唔夠小心嘅話，放煙花就好危險粵
If [you're] not careful enough, setting off fireworks is dangerous.

我唔係咁小氣粵
I'm not that petty!
[Context: I was saying that I wouldn't share my bananas with someone; then, to make the point that it was a joke, the above phrase was used.]

你小心畀人搵笨。粵
Be careful not to be tricked by anyone.

我哋食藥嗰陣時，要小心啲；可能有副作用。粵
When taking medication, we have to be careful; there may be some side-effects.

唔食菜嘅小朋友唔准食甜品粵
Children who don't eat their vegetables aren't allowed to eat dessert.

請小心月台空隙
Please mind the gap
[MTR announcement]

請小心列車與月台間之空隙
Please mind the gap between the train and the platform
[MTR announcement]

條路好滑，佢唔小心躀咗一跤粵
The road was very slippery. He wasn't careful and slipped.

還帶著睡眼惺忪的小學生在路旁等校車。國
The sleepy-eyed students are waiting for the school bus by the road.

呢壇嘢要從長計議，小心駛得晚年船呀粵
We must consider this matter more carefully; being cautious will help us go a long way.

國家政府一直監察著你，最好自己小心啲粵
The government has been monitoring you all along - you had best be careful.

小面積房子最熱銷
Small houses are most in demand

靚女一上車，小巴上嘅麻甩仔都打雀噉眼望住佢粵
The sleazy guys on the minibus were gawking at the pretty girl the moment she boards

女仔小心啲唔好輕信男人講嘢就OK嘞粵
Girls will be all right as long as they are careful and don't believe in what the guys say.

為點小事，豈敢打擾！
I wouldn't dare bother you over such petty things.

小小心意你咪受落啲禮物囉唔好抰嚟抰去粵
It is a small token of appreciation, just accept the simple gift instead of pushing it back and forth.

小小苦楚等於激勵。
Tiny misery will only be a motivation.

呢度小小心意，希望你笑納。粵
Here is a little regards(gift), hope you would accept it gladly.
[心意 is literally [n] "kind regards/ thoughts", it symbolizes a gift or a present.]

我以後一定會加倍小心
I will certainly be much more careful in the future.
[加倍小心 literally means "add on double amount of carefulness", which implies "(be)much more careful"]

小榮真係扭計，成日都冇心機學嘢粵
Siu Wing's always kicking up a fuss about studying, he never has any motivation.
[Lit. Siu Wing really unwilling-to-do-work, all-day also no-heart study things. (This is a good example of a phrase that's really tricky to translate directly.)]

小心月台空隙。
Watch out for the (train) platform gap.(warning)
[Watch out for the (train)platform gap.(warning) Common public announcement at train / transit stations.]

這本小說不怎麼樣。國
This novel isn't up to much.
[怎麼樣 can be used in the negative to mean "(not) well enough" or "(not) up to much". ]

自從新聞報道話椰子又好又盛, 呢一帶食肆都食住條水, 推出各種各樣同椰子有關嘅小食。粵
Ever since the news reported that coconuts were good and all, the entire stretch of eateries here seize the opportunity to serve snacks made from coconuts.
[http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,137972,137975#msg-137975]

我睇都係買屋比較揸拿，好過投資喺啲小生意上粵
I am of the view that buying property has more assurance, better than investing in small businesses.

麻雀雖小，五臟俱全。
Idiom: Although the place is small, it is well installed with facilities.

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