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小時

小時

See also: 小时

Chinese

		small; tiny; few small; tiny; few; young	o'clock; time; when o'clock; time; when; hour; season; period
trad. (小時)		小	時
simp. (小时)		小	时

Noun

小時 (classifier 個／个 (gè))

hour

Synonyms

鐘頭／钟头 (zhōngtóu)

See also

(Min Nan) 點鐘／点钟 (tiám-cheng)

Etymology

小 ("small") and 時 ("double hour", ancient Chinese unit of time of two hours)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xiǎoshí

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄕˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): siu² si⁴
Min Nan (POJ): sió-sî

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: xiǎoshí
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄕˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheaushyr
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
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    小時／小时
    小食
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: siu² si⁴
  - Yale: síu sìh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: siu² si⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /siːu̯³⁵ siː²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sió-sî
  - Tâi-lô: sió-sî
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sioysii
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɕiɤ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɕi²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕiɤ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ɕi²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕiɤ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɕi¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɕio⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɕi²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕiɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ɕi²³/