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Definition 2024

小犬

小犬

Chinese

		small; tiny; few small; tiny; few; young	dog
simp. and trad. (小犬)		小	犬

Noun

小犬

(a self deprecatory term) my son
puppy

Japanese

Kanji in this term
小	犬
こ Grade: 1	いぬ Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Alternative forms

Noun

小犬 ‎(hiragana こいぬ, romaji koinu)

puppy
small dog

Derived terms

小犬座

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xiǎoquǎn

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄑㄩㄢˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): siu² hyun²
Min Nan (POJ): siáu-khián

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: xiǎoquǎn
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄑㄩㄢˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheaucheuan
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: siu² hyun²
  - Yale: síu hyún
  - Cantonese Pinyin: siu² hyn²
  - IPA ^(key): /siːu̯³⁵ hyːn³⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siáu-khián
  - Tâi-lô: siáu-khián
  - Phofsit Daibuun: siaw'qiern
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɕiaʊ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰiɛn⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕiaʊ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰiɛn⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕiaʊ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰiɛn⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɕiaʊ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰiɛn⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕiaʊ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kʰiɛn⁴¹/