小小 (siu2 siu2 | xiao3 xiao5) : small; tiny;

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小小

siu2 siu2

xiao3 xiao5

small; tiny;

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

小小

This word has been viewed 3587 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by kath on 17th Dec 2009 12:54

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Characters in this word:

小 siu2 - small, tiny, little
小 siu2 - small, tiny, little

2 compounds containing this word:

大大小小 - big and small
小小說 - a short-short; a novelette

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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.]

One Cantonese Homophone / Homophone Variant for this word:

少少 siu2 siu2 = a little bit; a little 粵

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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