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Definition 2024

少數

少數

See also: 少数

Chinese

		young; few; little young; few; little; lack	number; figure; to count number; figure; to count; to calculate; several; frequently; repeatedly
trad. (少數)		少	數
simp. (少数)		少	数

Noun

少數

minority
少數族群語言 / 少数族群语言 ― shǎoshù zúqún yǔyán ― minority language
few; a small number

Derived terms

少數民族／少数民族 (shǎoshù mínzú)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): shǎoshù

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄠˇ ㄕㄨˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): siu² sou³
Min Nan (POJ): chió-sò͘ / siáu-sò͘

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: shǎoshù
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄠˇ ㄕㄨˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shaoshuh
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʂu⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: siu² sou³
  - Yale: síu sou
  - Cantonese Pinyin: siu² sou³
  - IPA ^(key): /siːu̯³⁵ sou̯³³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chió-sò͘ / siáu-sò͘
  - Tâi-lô: tsió-sòo / siáu-sòo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: cioysox, siawsox
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕiɤ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sɔ²¹/, /ɕiaʊ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sɔ²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕiɤ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sɔ⁴¹/, /ɕiaʊ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sɔ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕiɤ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sɔ²¹/, /ɕiaʊ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sɔ²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡ɕio⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sɔ¹¹/, /ɕiaʊ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sɔ¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕiɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ sɔ²¹/, /ɕiaʊ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ sɔ²¹/