小川
Chinese
small; tiny; few small; tiny; few; young |
river; creek; plain river; creek; plain; an area of level country; Sichuan province (abbrev.) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (小川) |
小 | 川 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: Xiǎochuān
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄔㄨㄢ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Siǎochuan
- Wade–Giles: Hsiao3-chʻuan1
- Yale: Syǎu-chwān
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Sheauchuan
- Palladius: Сяочуань (Sjaočuanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: siu2 cyun1
- Yale: síu chyūn
- Cantonese Pinyin: siu2 tsyn1
- Guangdong Romanization: xiu2 qun1
- Sinological IPA (key): /siːu̯³⁵ t͡sʰyːn⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
小川
- an orthographic borrowing of the Japanese surname 小川, Ogawa
- (～鄉) Xiaochuan (a township in Maojian district, Shiyan, Hubei, China)
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 小 | 川 |
| お Grade: 1 |
かわ > がわ Grade: 1 |
| kun'yomi | |
Etymology
From 小 (o, "little," "nice") + 川 (kawa, "river," "stream," "brook").
Pronunciation
Noun
小川 • (ogawa)
Proper noun
小川 • (Ogawa)
- a surname