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小丑

小丑

Chinese

		small; tiny; few small; tiny; few; young	2nd Earthly Branch; clown; Chou (surname)
simp. and trad. (小丑)		小	丑

Noun

小丑

clown

Derived terms

小丑魚／小丑鱼 (xiǎochǒuyú)
幺麼小丑／幺么小丑

跳梁小丑 (tiàoliáng-xiǎochǒu)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xiǎochǒu

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄔㄡˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): siu² cau²
Min Nan (POJ): sió-thiú / siáu-thiú / sió-thiúⁿ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: xiǎochǒu
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄔㄡˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheauchoou
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: siu² cau²
  - Yale: síu cháu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: siu² tsau²
  - IPA ^(key): /siːu̯³⁵ t͡sʰɐu̯³⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sió-thiú
  - Tâi-lô: sió-thiú
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sioy'tiuo
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕiɤ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tʰiu⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɕiɤ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰiu⁵³/
- (Hokkien: mainstream Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siáu-thiú
  - Tâi-lô: siáu-thiú
  - Phofsit Daibuun: siaw'tiuo
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɕiaʊ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰiu⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕiaʊ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tʰiu⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sió-thiúⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: sió-thiúnn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sioy'tviuo
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕiɤ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰiũ⁵³/