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小看

小看

Chinese

		small; tiny; few small; tiny; few; young	to see; to look at; to look after to see; to look at; to look after; to take care of; to watch; to guard; it depends; think
simp. and trad. (小看)		小	看

Verb

小看

(colloquial) to look down on
(colloquial) to underestimate

Synonyms

(look down on): 看不起 (kànbuqǐ), 瞧不起 (qiáobuqǐ), 輕視／轻视 (qīngshì), 鄙視／鄙视 (bǐshì)
(underestimate): 低估 (dīgū), 看輕／看轻 (kànqīng)

Etymology

小 (little) + 看 (to look)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xiǎokàn

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄎㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): siu² hon³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: xiǎokàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄎㄢˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheaukann
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ kʰa̠n⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: siu² hon³
  - Yale: síu hon
  - Cantonese Pinyin: siu² hon³
  - IPA ^(key): /siːu̯³⁵ hɔːn³³/