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小舌

小舌

Chinese

		small; tiny; few small; tiny; few; young	tongue
simp. and trad. (小舌)		小	舌

Noun

小舌

uvula (appendage that hangs from the palate)

Synonyms

懸雍垂／悬雍垂 (xuányōngchuí)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xiǎoshé

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄕㄜˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): siu² sit³
Min Nan (POJ): sió-chi̍h

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: xiǎoshé
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄕㄜˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheausher
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʂɤ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Pinyin: xiǎoshér
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄕㄜˊㄦ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheaushelr
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʂɤɻ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: siu² sit³
  - Yale: síu sit
  - Cantonese Pinyin: siu² sit⁸
  - IPA ^(key): /siːu̯³⁵ siːt̚³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sió-chi̍h
  - Tâi-lô: sió-tsi̍h
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sioycih
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕiɤ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡ɕiʔ²⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɕiɤ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡ɕiʔ⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕiɤ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡ɕiʔ¹²¹/