嘢小

Chinese

		(Cantonese) thing	small; tiny; few small; tiny; few; young
simp. and trad. (嘢小)		嘢	小
alternative forms		嘢少野小

Pronunciation

Cantonese (Jyutping): je⁵ siu²

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: je⁵ siu²
  - Yale: yéh síu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: je⁵ siu²
  - Guangdong Romanization: yé⁵ xiu²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛː¹³ siːu̯³⁵/

Adjective

嘢小

(Cantonese, chiefly in the negative) insignificant; minor
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  點算一下殿下因為做YouTube識到啲咩勁人先：英國劍橋大學嘅語言學家啦、識十國語言嘅日本東京大學天材啦、日本語法博士啦、專業中日翻譯兼日藉演員啦、粵語研究博士啦、新加坡創業家啦，等等等等，全部都唔嘢小！ [Cantonese, trad.]
  点算一下殿下因为做YouTube识到啲咩劲人先：英国剑桥大学嘅语言学家啦、识十国语言嘅日本东京大学天材啦、日本语法博士啦、专业中日翻译兼日藉演员啦、粤语研究博士啦、新加坡创业家啦，等等等等，全部都唔嘢小！ [Cantonese, simp.]
  dim² syun³ jat¹ haa⁵ din⁶ haa⁶ jan¹ wai⁶ zou⁶ YouTube sik¹ dou² di¹ me¹ ging⁶ jan⁴ sin¹: jing¹ gwok³ gim³ kiu⁴ daai⁶ hok⁶ ge³ jyu⁵ jin⁴ hok⁶ gaa¹ laa¹, sik¹ sap⁶ gwok³ jyu⁵ jin⁴ ge³ jat⁶ bun² dung¹ ging¹ daai⁶ hok⁶ tin¹ coi⁴ laa¹, jat⁶ bun² jyu⁵ faat³ bok³ si⁶ laa¹, zyun¹ jip⁶ zung¹ jat⁶ faan¹ jik⁶ gim¹ jat⁶ zik⁶ jin² jyun⁴ laa¹, jyut⁶ jyu⁵ jin⁴ gau³ bok³ si⁶ laa¹, san¹ gaa³ bo¹ cong³ jip⁶ gaa¹ laa¹, dang² dang² dang² dang², cyun⁴ bou⁶ dou¹ m⁴ je⁵ siu²! [Jyutping]
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Usage notes

Always used in the negative constructions 唔嘢小 and 唔係嘢小.