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小巧

小巧

Chinese

		small; tiny; few small; tiny; few; young	opportunely; coincidentally; as it happens opportunely; coincidentally; as it happens; skillful; timely
simp. and trad. (小巧)		小	巧

Adjective

小巧

small and exquisite; delicate; compact; nifty

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xiǎoqiǎo

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄑㄧㄠˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): siu² haau²
Min Nan (POJ): siáu-khiáu / sió-khá

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: xiǎoqiǎo
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄑㄧㄠˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheaucheau
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: siu² haau²
  - Yale: síu háau
  - Cantonese Pinyin: siu² haau²
  - IPA ^(key): /siːu̯³⁵ hɑːu̯³⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siáu-khiáu
  - Tâi-lô: siáu-khiáu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: siaw'qiao
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕiaʊ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰiaʊ⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɕiaʊ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰiaʊ⁵³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕiaʊ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰiaʊ⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sió-khá
  - Tâi-lô: sió-khá
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sioy'qar
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɕiɤ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰa⁵³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕiɤ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰa⁵³/