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小聰明

小聰明

See also: 小聪明

Chinese

		small; tiny; few small; tiny; few; young	clever; intelligent; smart clever; intelligent; smart; bright
trad. (小聰明)		小	聰明
simp. (小聪明)		小	聪明

Noun

小聰明

(usually in negative sentences) petty trick

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xiǎocōngmíng

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄘㄨㄥㄇㄧㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): siu² cung¹ ming⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: xiǎocōngmíng → xiǎocōngming (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄘㄨㄥㄇㄧㄥˊ → ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄘㄨㄥㄇㄧㄥ˙ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheautsong.ming
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵ miŋ³⁵/ → /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵ miŋ²/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: siu² cung¹ ming⁴
  - Yale: síu chūng mìhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: siu² tsung¹ ming⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /siːu̯³⁵ t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵ mɪŋ²¹/