小聲

See also: 小声

Chinese

		small; tiny; few small; tiny; few; young	sound; voice; (a measure word, used for sounds) sound; voice; (a measure word, used for sounds); tone; noise
trad. (小聲)		小	聲
simp. (小声)		小	声

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiǎoshēng

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄕㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): siu² seng¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiǎoshēng
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄕㄥ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: siǎosheng
  - Wade–Giles: hsiao³-shêng¹
  - Yale: syǎu-shēng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheausheng
  - Palladius: сяошэн (sjaošɛn)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    小聲 / 小声
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiǎoshēngr
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄕㄥㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: siǎoshengr
  - Wade–Giles: hsiao³-shêng¹-ʼrh
  - Yale: syǎu-shēngr
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheaushengl
  - Palladius: сяошэнр (sjaošɛnr)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɤ̃ɻ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: siu² seng¹
  - Yale: síu sēng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: siu² seng¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: xiu² séng¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /siːu̯³⁵ sɛːŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

小聲

low voice; whisper

Synonyms

(literary, or Cantonese, Min, Hakka) 細聲／细声 (xìshēng)

Antonyms

大聲／大声 (dàshēng)

Adjective

小聲

quiet

Adverb

小聲

quietly; in a quiet voice