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小行星

小行星

Chinese

		small; tiny; few small; tiny; few; young	planet
simp. and trad. (小行星)		小	行星

Noun

小行星

(astronomy) asteroid

Etymology

小 ‎(xiǎo, “small”) +‎ 行星 ‎(xíngxīng, “planet”)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xiǎoxíngxīng

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): siu² hang⁴ sing¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: xiǎoxíngxīng
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄥ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheaushyngshing
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ɕiŋ³⁵ ɕiŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: siu² hang⁴ sing¹
  - Yale: síu hàhng sīng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: siu² hang⁴ sing¹
  - IPA ^(key): /siːu̯³⁵ hɐŋ²¹ sɪŋ⁵⁵/