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小名

小名

Chinese

		small; tiny; few small; tiny; few; young	name; (measure word for persons); place (e.g. among winners)
simp. and trad. (小名)		小	名

Noun

小名

A nickname used in one's childhood
A pet name; a hypocorism

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xiǎomíng

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄇㄧㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): siu² ming⁴
Min Nan (POJ): sió-miâ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: xiǎomíng
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄇㄧㄥˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheauming
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ miŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Pinyin: xiǎomíngr
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄇㄧㄥˊㄦ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheaumiengl
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ mjɤ̃ɻ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: siu² ming⁴
  - Yale: síu mìhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: siu² ming⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /siːu̯³⁵ mɪŋ²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sió-miâ
  - Tâi-lô: sió-miâ
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sioymiaa
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɕiɤ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ mia²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕiɤ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ mia²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕiɤ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ mia¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɕio⁵³⁻⁴⁴ mia²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕiɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ mia²³/