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小意思

小意思

Chinese

		small; tiny; few small; tiny; few; young	meaning
simp. and trad. (小意思)		小	意思

Noun

小意思

small token of appreciation (used as a polite turn of phrase); mere trifle
trivial matter; piece of cake

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xiǎoyìsi

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄧˋ ㄙ˙
Cantonese (Jyutping): siu² ji³ si¹, siu² ji³ si³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: xiǎoyìsi
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄧˋ ㄙ˙
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheauyih.sy
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ i⁵¹ sz̩¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: siu² ji³ si¹, siu² ji³ si³
  - Yale: síu yi sī, síu yi si
  - Cantonese Pinyin: siu² ji³ si¹, siu² ji³ si³
  - IPA ^(key): /siːu̯³⁵ jiː³³ siː⁵⁵/, /siːu̯³⁵ jiː³³ siː³³/