少 (siu2 siu3 | shao3 shao4) : few; lack; be missing; young

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少

siu2 siu3

shao3 shao4

[粵] siu2 | [國] shao3
[1] [adj] few; little; scanty | [ant] 多
[2] [v] be short of; lack; need | [ant] 多
[3] [v] be missing; lose
[4] [adv] a short while; a moment
[5] [v] stop; cut out; don't

[粵] siu3 | [國] shao4
[1] [adj] young; junior | [ant] 老
[2] [n] young master; son of a rich family

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Stroke count: 4

Level: 1

Radical: 小 (#42)

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

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This word has been viewed 17562 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 15th Jun 2013 09:39

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少年 siu3 nin4 shao4 nian2 = youngster

少少 siu2 siu2 = a little bit; a little 粵

少女 siu3 neoi5 shao4 nv3 = a young woman; a girl; a young lady

青少年 cing1 siu3 nin4 qing1 shao4 nian2 = teenager

年少 nin4 siu3 nian2 shao4 = youth, young

好少 hou2 siu2 = seldom; rarely 粵

些少 se1 siu2 xie1 shao3 = a little; a bit 粵

多少 do1 siu2 duo1 shao3 = how many? how much? 國

少啲 siu2 di1 = less; fewer 粵

少數 siu2 sou3 shao3 shu4 = a minority ; a small number, a few
See all 107 compounds (CantoDict reports 110 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 9 examples containing 少

咁早返好少有喎粵
It's rare to see you back so early!
[Lit. so early return seldom have [particle]]

我呢排食少咗嘢粵
I've recently been eating less.

我琴日睇咗一套戲，有少少好睇粵
I saw a film yesterday... it wasn't very good.
[Lit. I yesterday see-already film, have little-bit good-watch]

呢個白酒有少少澀粵 ?!
This white wine is a little bitter.

緊要家陣開始努力溫書，考試過唔過到骨至少對得住自己良心。粵

你加水太少,就會煲燶飯㗎。粵
If you add too little water, you will burn the rice.
[http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,134219,134225#msg-134225]

一做錯少少嘢就俾佢插, 唔乞人憎就奇! 粵
He chews you out for every small mistake you make, it's no wonder he's so unpopular!

雖然你老公喺出便嫖賭飲吹，但至少佢識賺錢返嚟養家，你咪冇眼屎乾淨盲囉粵
Despite all the vices outside, your husband brings home money to support the family, you should just pretend you don't know and choose to be happy.

旅遊業者不須擔心少了某種噱頭十足的用語而流失生意國
The travel industry should not be unduly worried about businesses badly affected due to the cessation in the use of gimmicky linguistics of their promotions.

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